 About 8.8% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.Municipal officials and urban designers developed Peninsula Town Center based on the new urbanism approach to architecture, urban design, municipal land use, and regional planning.New residential development and additional public facilities (such as the new fishing pier recently opened) are underway at Buckroe Beach, long a noted resort area.