[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi), all land.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 6,694 people, 3,118 households, and 1,733 families residing in the CDP.

The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.93% White (58.1% Non-Hispanic White),[5] 22.59% African American, 0.40% Native American, 1.18% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.20% from other races, and 3.66% from two or more races.

38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

As of 2000, English as a first language accounted for 77.57% of all residents, while Spanish accounted for 15.49%, French Creole made up 3.11%, Yiddish totaled 1.55%, both Arabic and German were at 0.77%, and Italian was the mother tongue for 0.69% of the population.