Editing New Brunswick, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840=  5866
|1850= 10019
|1860= 11256
|1870= 15058
|1880= 17166
|1890= 18603
|1900= 20005
|1910= 23388
|1920= 32779
|1930= 34555
|1940= 33180
|1950= 38811
|1960= 40139
|1970= 41885
|1980= 41442
|1990= 41711
|2000= 48573
|2010= 55181
|2020= 55266
| estimate=55846
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small><br />1860–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726–1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226125132/https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full |date=February 26, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed August 18, 2013.</ref> 1840–1890<ref>Lundy, F. L., et al. [https://books.google.com/books?id=aOEGAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA417 ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 116''], p. 417. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1892. Accessed November 25, 2012.</ref><br />1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://archive.org/details/historyofnewjers01raumj/page/n253 <!-- pg=246 --> ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 246, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed August 18, 2013. "New Brunswick is divided into six wards. Its population in 1850 was 10,008; in 1860, 11,156; and in 1870, 15,058. It was incorporated as a city in 1784. Rutgers College built of a dark red freestone and finished in 1811 is located here." Census 1850 lists total population of 10,019.</ref> 1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA137 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001231236/https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA137#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=October 1, 2023 }}, p. 137. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed August 18, 2013.</ref><br />1870<ref>Staff. [https://archive.org/details/acompendiumnint00offigoog/page/n263 <!-- pg=260 --> ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 260. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed November 25, 2012.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III – 51 to 75''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002000819/https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=October 2, 2023 }}, p. 98. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed November 25, 2012.</ref><br />1890–1910<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924070698398/page/n342 <!-- pg=335 --> ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 337. Accessed May 19, 2012.</ref> 1860–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA711 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 – Population Volume I''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030213735/https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA711#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=October 30, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 711. Accessed May 19, 2012.</ref><br />1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005222054/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 |date=October 5, 2022 }}, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[https://www.census.gov DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for New Brunswick city, Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/ |date=December 27, 1996 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 18, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mid/newbrunswick1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for New Brunswick city] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117201827/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mid/newbrunswick1.pdf |date=January 17, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed April 18, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/newbrunswickcitynewjersey QuickFacts New Brunswick city, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110120603/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/newbrunswickcitynewjersey |date=November 10, 2022 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 11, 2022.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084623/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf |date=February 13, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
}}

===2010 census===

The [[2010 United States census]] counted 55,181 people, 14,119 households, and 7,751 families in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|10556.4|/sqmi}}. There were 15,053 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2879.7|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 45.43% (25,071) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 16.04% (8,852) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.90% (498) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 7.60% (4,195) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.03% (19) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 25.59% (14,122) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 4.39% (2,424) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 49.93% (27,553) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 14,119 households, 31.0% had children under the age of 18; 29.2% were married couples living together; 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 45.1% were non-families. Of all households, 25.8% were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 3.91.<ref name=Census2010/>

21.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 33.2% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 12.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 105.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 105.3 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $44,543 (with a margin of error of +/− $2,356) and the median family income was $44,455 (+/− $3,526). Males had a median income of $31,313 (+/− $1,265) versus $28,858 (+/− $1,771) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $16,395 (+/− $979). About 15.5% of families and 25.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212083441/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402351210 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for New Brunswick city, Middlesex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 19, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]], there were 48,573 people, 13,057 households, and 7,207 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|9,293.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 13,893 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,658.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 51.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 24.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 21.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.2% from two or more races. 39.01% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603451210.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for New Brunswick city, New Jersey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117041803/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603451210.pdf |date=January 17, 2012 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 23, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[https://archive.today/20200212094918/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402351210 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for New Brunswick city, Middlesex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 23, 2012.</ref>

There were 13,057 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.6% were married couples living together, 18.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.8% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.69.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

20.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 34.0% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 11.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The [[median household income]] in the city was $36,080, and the median income for a family was $38,222. Males had a median income of $25,657 versus $23,604 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,308. 27.0% of the population and 16.9% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 25.9% were under the age of 18 and 13.8% were 65 or older.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>