Editing Gloucester City, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870=  3682
|1880=  5347
|1890=  6564
|1900=  6840
|1910=  9462
|1920= 12162
|1930= 13796
|1940= 13692
|1950= 14357
|1960= 15511
|1970= 14707
|1980= 13121
|1990= 12649
|2000= 11484
|2010= 11456
|2020= 11484
| estimate=11507
| 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> 1870–2000<ref>Barnett, Bob. [http://westjersey.org/popcam_04.htm Population Data for Camden County Municipalities, 1850 - 2000], WestJersey.org, January 6, 2011. Accessed October 4, 2012.</ref><br>1870–1920<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 October 14, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA279 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 279, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed October 14, 2013. "Gloucester City had a population in 1850, of 2,188; in 1860, 2,320; and in 1870, 3,682." Population listed for 1850 and 1860 is for predecessor municipalities.</ref><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 October 14, 2013.</ref> 1880–1890<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 October 14, 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 May 30, 2012.</ref> 1870–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA710 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 710. Accessed May 30, 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>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400726820 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Gloucester City city, Camden County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212101929/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400726820 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 30, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_cam/gloucestercity1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Gloucester City city] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529032631/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_cam/gloucestercity1.pdf |date=May 29, 2015 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed May 30, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/gloucestercitycitynewjersey/ QuickFacts Gloucester city, New Jersey], [[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], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
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===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 11,456 people, 4,248 households, and 2,804 families in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4937.8|/sqmi}}. There were 4,712 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2031.0|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 90.52% (10,370) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 3.07% (352) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.14% (16) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 2.68% (307) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.82% (209) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.76% (202) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 6.70% (767) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 4,248 households, 29.4% had children under the age of 18; 42.3% were married couples living together; 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.0% were non-families. Of all households, 27.4% were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.31.<ref name=Census2010/>

24.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 94.4 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 $52,222 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,589) and the median family income was $58,825 (+/− $7,975). Males had a median income of $49,032 (+/− $3,038) versus $36,560 (+/− $2,335) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $22,718 (+/− $1,341). About 12.2% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400726820 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Gloucester City city, Camden County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212085141/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400726820 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 30, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 11,484 people, 4,213 households, and 2,839 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|5,213.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,604 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,090.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.69% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.68% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.64% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.88% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603426820.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Gloucester City city, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711060453/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603426820.pdf |date=July 11, 2007 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed October 4, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400726820 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Gloucester City city, Camden County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212094219/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400726820 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed October 4, 2012.</ref>

As of the 2000 Census, 34.2% of Gloucester City residents were of [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry, the ninth-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States, and third-highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.<ref name=EPodunk>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Irish.html Irish Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112010914/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Irish.html |date=November 12, 2019 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed June 9, 2007.</ref>

There were 4,213 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.32.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the city the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the city was $36,855, and the median income for a family was $46,038. Males had a median income of $35,659 versus $24,907 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,912. About 7.7% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>