Editing Wallington, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900=  1812
|1910=  3448
|1920=  5715
|1930=  9063
|1940=  8981
|1950=  8910
|1960=  9261
|1970= 10284
|1980= 10741
|1990= 10828
|2000= 11583
|2010= 11335
|2020= 11868
| estimate=11825
| 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>1900–1920<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/20170203145516/https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full|date=2017-02-03 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed August 20, 2013.</ref> 1900–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA335 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 335. Accessed June 5, 2012.</ref><br>1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA714 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 714. Accessed December 14, 2011.</ref> 1900–2020<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><ref name=BergenCensus>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/Departments__Services/Planning__Engineering/Census_Data/Table00_HistPopTo2020.pdf Historical Population Trends in Bergen County 1900-2020], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] Department of Planning and Engineering, 2022. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><br>2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400376490 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Wallington borough, Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102720/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400376490 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 3, 2013.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/wallington1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Wallington borough] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725155931/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/wallington1.pdf |date=2013-07-25 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 3, 2013.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/wallingtonboroughnewjersey/ QuickFacts Wallington borough, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 4, 2023.</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], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
}}
The borough is one of 41 municipalities statewide where a majority of residents do not speak English as their primary language. Based on data from the [[United States Census Bureau]]'s 2012–2016 [[American Community Survey]] data, Wallington had 62.8% of residents not speaking English as their dominant language, the 13th highest perecentage in the state.<ref>Astudillo, Carla. [https://www.nj.com/data/2017/12/the_41_nj_towns_where_english_is_not_the_dominant.html#incart_m-rpt-2 "The 41 N.J. towns where English is not the dominant language"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 10, 2017, updated May 15, 2019. Accessed March 15, 2020.</ref>

===2010 census===

The [[2010 United States census]] counted 11,335 people, 4,637 households, and 2,991 families in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|11528.6|/sqmi}}. There were 4,946 housing units at an average density of {{convert|5030.5|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 85.48% (9,689) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 3.23% (366) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.16% (18) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 5.57% (631) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.86% (438) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.70% (193) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 10.81% (1,225) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 4,637 households, 25.4% had children under the age of 18; 48.0% were married couples living together; 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 35.5% were non-families. Of all households, 29.1% were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.03.<ref name=Census2010/>

18.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.6 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 $58,724 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,808) and the median family income was $66,414 (+/− $7,756). Males had a median income of $46,632 (+/− $3,029) versus $40,968 (+/− $2,962) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $27,350 (+/− $1,947). About 7.0% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400376490 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Wallington borough, Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212082926/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400376490 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 11, 2012.</ref>

[[Domestic partnership|Same-sex couples]] headed 25 households in 2010, a decrease from the 30 counted in 2000.<ref>Lipman, Harvy; and Sheingold, Dave. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130203212228/http://www.northjersey.com/news/127675238_NORTH_JERSEY_SEES_30__GROWTH_IN_SAME-SEX_COUPLES___Census_shows_shift_in_suburbs.html "North Jersey sees 30% growth in same-sex couples"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 14, 2011, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of February 3, 2013. Accessed December 1, 2014.</ref>

===2000 census===
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! Languages (2000) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results|title=Data Center Results|website=apps.mla.org|access-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525123705/https://apps.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> !! Percent 
|-
| Spoke [[English language|English]] at home || 47.64%
|-
| Spoke [[Polish language|Polish]] at home || 40.79%
|-
| Spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]] at home || 4.68%
|-
| Spoke [[Italian language|Italian]] at home || 2.51%
|-
| Spoke [[Arabic language|Arabic]] at home || 1.64%
|-
| Spoke [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] at home || 1.49%
|-
| Spoke [[Korean language|Korean]] at home || 0.58%
|-
| Spoke [[Hindi language|Hindi]] at home || 0.53%
|-
| Spoke [[German language|German]] at home || 0.14%
|}
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 11,583 people, 4,752 households, and 3,041 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|11,632.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,906 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4,927.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 87.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.67% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.98% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.31% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.70% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603476490.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Wallington borough, New Jersey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725175335/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603476490.pdf |date=2013-07-25 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 3, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400376490 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Wallington borough, Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212085844/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400376490 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 3, 2013.</ref>

There were 4,752 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.05.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $45,656, and the median income for a family was $55,291. Males had a median income of $40,077 versus $30,503 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $24,431. About 4.8% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The most common ancestries were [[Polish American|Polish]] (51.5%), [[Italian American|Italian]] (15.0%), [[Irish American|Irish]] (7.1%) and [[German American|German]].<ref name=Census2000/><ref>[http://www.city-data.com/city/Wallington-New-Jersey.html Wallington, New Jersey ancestry info] from [[City-Data]] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228101515/http://www.city-data.com/city/Wallington-New-Jersey.html |date=2007-02-28 }}, [[City-Data]]. Accessed June 11, 2012.</ref>

At 51.5%, Wallington has one of the highest per capita levels of Polish ancestry in the area.<ref name=Census2000/> Wallington was ranked seventh nationwide and first in New Jersey among municipalities in the United States by percentage of population with Polish ancestry as of the 2000 Census.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Polish.html Polish Ancestry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602174141/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Polish.html |date=June 2, 2011 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed June 6, 2006.</ref>