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==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1880= 2265 | 1890= 2344 | 1900= 2982 | 1910= 2604 | 1920= 2292 | 1930= 2873 | 1940= 2822 | 1950= 3238 | 1960= 3244 | 1970= 3667 | 1980= 4674 | 1990= 5026 | 2000= 5259 | 2010= 5178 | 2020= 4669 | estimate=4643 | estyear=2023 | estref=<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> 1880β2000<ref>Barnett, Bob. [http://westjersey.org/popcum_04.htm Population Data for Cumberland County Municipalities, 1810 - 2000], WestJersey.org, January 6, 2011. Accessed July 11, 2012.</ref><br>1880β1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed October 8, 2013.</ref> 1880β1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA97 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 97. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed September 2, 2013.</ref><br>1890β1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA336 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 336. Accessed July 11, 2012.</ref> 1910β1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA715 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 715. Accessed July 11, 2012.</ref><br>1940β2000<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], 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>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401114710 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Commercial township, Cumberland County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102703/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401114710 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 11, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_cum/commercial1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Commercial township]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed July 11, 2012.</ref> 2020<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], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small> }} ===2010 census=== The [[2010 United States census]] counted 5,178 people, 1,880 households, and 1,337 families in the township. The population density was {{convert|161.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,115 housing units at an average density of {{convert|65.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 83.72% (4,335) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 10.24% (530) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.35% (18) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 0.52% (27) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.53% (79) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 3.65% (189) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 6.10% (316) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/> Of the 1,880 households, 30.6% had children under the age of 18; 42.9% were married couples living together; 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.9% were non-families. Of all households, 22.4% were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.14.<ref name=Census2010/> 25.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.0 males.<ref name=Census2010/> The Census Bureau's 2006β2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $45,323 (with a margin of error of +/β $7,873) and the median family income was $46,790 (+/β $10,373). Males had a median income of $42,297 (+/β $6,069) versus $31,391 (+/β $5,851) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $19,242 (+/β $2,315). About 18.0% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 21.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401114710 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Commercial township, Cumberland County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212084255/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401114710 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 11, 2012.</ref> ===2000 census=== As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 5,259 people, 1,873 households, and 1,367 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|162.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,171 housing units at an average density of {{convert|66.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 82.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 13.42% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.01% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.92% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.86% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603401114710.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Commercial township, Cumberland County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031015233037/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603401114710.pdf |date=2003-10-15 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 11, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401114710 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Commercial township, Cumberland County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212092342/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401114710 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 11, 2012.</ref> There were 1,873 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.22.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> In the township the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> The median income for a household in the township was $34,960, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $35,030 versus $21,610 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $14,663. About 13.0% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
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