Editing Belleville, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1840= 2466
| 1850= 3514
| 1860= 3969
| 1870= 3644 | 1870n=*
| 1880= 3004 | 1880n=*
| 1890= 3487
| 1900= 5987
| 1910= 9891
| 1920= 15660
| 1930= 26974
| 1940= 28167
| 1950= 32019
| 1960= 35005
| 1970= 37629
| 1980= 35367
| 1990= 34213
| 2000= 35928
| 2010= 35926
| 2020= 38222
| estimate=37453
| 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>1840–1920<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 August 21, 2013.</ref> 1840<ref>[[Francis Bowen|Bowen, Francis]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA231 ''American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843''], p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed August 21, 2013.</ref> 1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA241 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 241, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed August 21, 2013. "Belleville township was formed from the eastern portion of Bloomfield in 1839. It is about four miles in length and about two in width. Acquackannonck, Passaic county, bounds it on the north, Union, Hudson county, from which it is separated by the Passaic river, on the east, Newark on the south, and Bloomfield on the west. It contains extensive manufactories. Population in 1850, 3,514; in 1860, 3,969; and in 1870, 3,644 inhabitants."</ref><br>1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA138 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''], p. 138. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed August 21, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA258 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 258. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed August 21, 2013.</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''], p. 98. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed August 21, 2013.</ref><br>1890–1910<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> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA716 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 – Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 716. Accessed March 3, 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], 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://archive.today/20200212112635/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/bellevilletownshipessexcountynewjersey DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 for Belleville township, Essex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 23, 2021.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ess/belleville1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Belleville township, Essex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402032738/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ess/belleville1.pdf |date=April 2, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 3, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://php.app.com/census/results2.php?State=NJ&County=Essex&Town=%25&Submit=Search Census 2010: Essex County], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]''. Accessed June 3, 2011.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/bellevilletownshipessexcountynewjersey QuickFacts Belleville township, Essex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 17, 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], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br>* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Belleville township, Essex County, New Jersey – Racial and Ethnic Composition'''<br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Belleville township, Essex County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=P2:+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO,+AND+NOT+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO+BY+RACE+Belleville+township,+Essex+County,+New+Jersey|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Belleville township, Essex County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=P2:+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO,+AND+NOT+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO+BY+RACE+Belleville+township,+Essex+County,+New+Jersey|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|13,868
|10,310
|37.59%
|26.96%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,794
|3,092
|7.57%
|8.08%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|66
|50
|0.18%
|0.13%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4,251
|4,201
|11.52%
|10.99%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|5
|18
|0.01%
|0.05%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|290
|517
|0.79%
|1.35%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|519
|853
|1.41%
|2.23%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|14,133
|19,181
|38.93%
|50.23%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''35,926'''
|'''38,222'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===

The [[2010 United States census]] counted 35,926 people, 13,395 households, and 9,001 families in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|10755.7|/sqmi}}. There were 14,327 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4289.3|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 60.55% (21,753) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 9.12% (3,277) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.35% (126) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 12.00% (4,312) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.05% (18) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 13.97% (5,018) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 3.96% (1,422) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 39.34% (14,133) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 13,395 households, 30.5% had children under the age of 18; 44.3% were married couples living together; 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 32.8% were non-families. Of all households, 27.0% were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.29.<ref name=Census2010/>

21.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.0 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 $60,127 (with a margin of error of +/− $2,658) and the median family income was $69,181 (+/− $4,525). Males had a median income of $46,656 (+/− $2,959) versus $42,237 (+/− $2,818) for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,668 (+/− $1,357). About 3.7% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212084727/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401304695 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Belleville township, Essex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 3, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2"/> there were 35,928 people, 13,731 households, and 9,089 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|10,744.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 14,144 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4,229.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 69.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 11.31% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.83% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.82% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 23.68% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603401304695.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic/Social/Economic/Housing Characteristics for Belleville township, Essex County, New Jersey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906170546/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603401304695.pdf |date=September 6, 2014 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 3, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[https://archive.today/20200212095356/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401304695 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Belleville township, Essex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 11, 2012.</ref>

As of the 2000 Census, the most common ancestries listed were Italian (30.9%), Irish (9.4%), German (6.9%), Polish (4.5%), United States (2.6%) and English (2.2%).<ref name=Census2000/>

There were 13,731 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 27.9% 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 2.60 and the average family size was 3.23.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $48,576, and the median income for a family was $55,212. Males had a median income of $38,074 versus $31,729 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,093. About 6.3% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>