Editing Fort Lee, New Jersey (section)

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 35,461 people, 16,544 households, and 9,396 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|14,001.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 17,446 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6,888.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 62.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 31.43% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.73% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.07% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.69% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 2.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.87% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603424420.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Fort Lee borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714222313/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603424420.pdf |date=July 14, 2014 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400324420 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Fort Lee borough, Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212085320/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400324420 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref>

There were 16,544 households, out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.2% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.88.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the age distribution of the population shows 17.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $58,161, and the median income for a family was $72,140. Males had a median income of $54,730 versus $41,783 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $37,899. About 5.7% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

As of the 2000 Census, 17.18% of Fort Lee's residents identified themselves as being of [[Korean American|Korean]] ancestry, which was the fifth highest in the United States and third highest of any municipality in New Jersey; behind neighboring [[Palisades Park, New Jersey|Palisades Park]] (36.38%) and [[Leonia, New Jersey|Leonia]] (17.24%) – for all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Korean.html Korean Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206002820/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Korean.html |date=December 6, 2007 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed June 28, 2006.</ref> In the same census, 5.56% of Fort Lee's residents identified themselves as being of [[Chinese American|Chinese]] ancestry,<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Chinese.html Chinese Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110232258/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Chinese.html |date=November 10, 2006 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed June 28, 2006.</ref> and 6.09% of Fort Lee's residents identified themselves as being of Japanese ancestry, the highest of any municipality in New Jersey for all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Japanese.html Japanese Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110232413/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Japanese.html |date=November 10, 2006 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed June 28, 2006.</ref> In the 2010 Census, 23.5% of residents (8,318 individuals) identified themselves as being of Korean ancestry, 7.5% (2,653) as Chinese and 3.7% (1,302) as Japanese.<ref name=Census2010/>