Editing Brunswick, New York (section)

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Brunswick Historical Populations
|type= USA
|align= right
|width= 17em
|1810|2302
|1820|2318
|1830|2575
|1840|3051
|1850|3146
|1860|3110
|1870|3128
|1880|3404
|1890|3054
|1900|3513
|1910|2832
|1920|2812
|1930|3949
|1940|4917
|1950|5967
|1960|9004
|1970|11193
|1980|10974
|1990|11093
|2000|11664
|2010|11941
|2020|12581
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>}}
|footnote='''Note''': Brunswick was incorporated in 1807, therefore the censuses from 1790 and 1800 are not applicable to the town boundaries, which did not exist. <br />
'''Sources''': Censuses 1800–1880;<ref>{{cite book |title=History of the 17 Towns of Rensselaer County, from the Colonization of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck to the Present Time|first=Arthur James|last=Weise|year=1880|page=106|publisher=J. M. Francis & Tucker|location=Troy, New York|url=https://archive.org/stream/cu31924064123015#page/n111/mode/1up/search/bra}}</ref> 1890 and 1900;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|access-date=February 13, 2010|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1910 and 1920;<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch07.pdf|title = 1930 Census of Population; Volume 1: Characteristics of the Population|access-date = February 13, 2010|year = 1930|publisher = United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1930, 1940, and 1950;<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch08.pdf|page = 32-16 (72 in PDF file)|title = 1950 Census of Population; Volume 1: Characteristics of the Population|access-date = February 13, 2010|year = 1950|publisher = United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1960, 1970, and 1980;<ref name=Census1980>{{cite book|title = 1980 Census of Population; Volume 1: Characteristics of the Population|page = 34-10|access-date = February 13, 2010|year = 1980|publisher = United States Census Bureau|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=PpUXAAAAYAAJ&q=roessleville+1980+census&pg=SA34-PA10}}</ref> and 1990, 2000, and 2008.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name="census.gov">U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census results, Brunswick town, New York. https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Brunswick%20town,%20Rensselaer%20County,%20New%20York</ref>
}}
As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 11,664 people, 4,613 households, and 3,266 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|261.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 4,808 housing units at an average density of {{convert|108.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.90% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.60% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.73% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 4,613 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $56,528, and the median income for a family was $66,374. Males had a median income of $43,093 versus $31,995 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $26,554.  About 3.1% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.