Editing Medford, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1850=  3022
| 1860=  2136 | 1860n=*
| 1870=  2189
| 1880=  1980
| 1890=  1864
| 1900=  1969
| 1910=  1903
| 1920=  1891
| 1930=  2021
| 1940=  2237 | 1940n=*
| 1950=  2836
| 1960=  4844
| 1970=  8292
| 1980= 17622
| 1990= 20526
| 2000= 22253
| 2010= 23033
| 2020= 24497
| estimate=25000
| 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> 1850–2000<ref>Barnett, Bob. [http://westjersey.org/popbur_04.htm Population Data for Burlington County Municipalities, 1800 - 2000], WestJersey.org, January 6, 2011. Accessed November 27, 2013.</ref><br>1850–1920<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 July 15, 2013.</ref> 1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://archive.org/details/historyofnewjers03raum/page/264 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 264, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 15, 2013. "Medford township in 1850 contained a population of 3,022; in 1860, 2,136; and in 1870, 2,189. The town of Medford, on Haynes creek, is in this township."</ref><br>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''], p. 137. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed July 15, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://archive.org/details/acompendiumnint00offigoog/page/n272 <!-- pg=259 --> ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 259. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed July 15, 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 July 15, 2013.</ref><br>1890–1910<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924070698356/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. 335. Accessed June 21, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<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 June 21, 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/DPDP1/0600000US3400545120 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Medford Township, Burlington County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212104411/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400545120 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 21, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_bur/medford1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Medford Township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902070457/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_bur/medford1.pdf |date=2014-09-02 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed June 21, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/medfordtownshipburlingtoncountynewjersey QuickFacts Medford township, Burlington County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 23, 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="Story3"/></small>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Medford township, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition'''<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 <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Medford township, New Jersey |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=060XX00US3400545120&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!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) – Medford township, New Jersey |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3400545120&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|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) – Medford township, New Jersey |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3400545120&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|21,353
|21,330
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21,506
|95.96%
|92.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |87.79%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|165
|338
|style='background: #ffffe6; |429
|0.74%
|1.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.75%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|25
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.11%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|325
|460
|style='background: #ffffe6; |582
|1.46%
|2.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.38%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|4
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.02%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|10
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |69
|0.04%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.28%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|119
|270
|style='background: #ffffe6; |788
|0.53%
|1.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.22%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|252
|600
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,107
|1.13%
|2.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.52%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''22,253'''
|'''23,033'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''24,497'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===

The [[2010 United States census]] counted 23,033 people, 8,277 households, and 6,456 families in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|591.8|/sqmi}}. There were 8,652 housing units at an average density of {{convert|222.3|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 94.33% (21,726) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 1.53% (353) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.16% (36) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 2.03% (467) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.03% (6) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.56% (130) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.37% (315) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 2.60% (600) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 8,277 households, 36.4% had children under the age of 18; 67.3% were married couples living together; 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 22.0% were non-families. Of all households, 18.1% were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.15.<ref name=Census2010/>

26.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 92.3 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 $107,883 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,728) and the median family income was $122,986 (+/− $5,037). Males had a median income of $82,169 (+/− $6,188) versus $58,324 (+/− $5,381) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $45,926 (+/− $2,571). About 0.8% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400545120 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Medford township, Burlington County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212083551/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400545120 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 21, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 U.S. census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 22,253 people, 7,946 households, and 6,285 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|566.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 8,147 housing units at an average density of {{convert|207.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 96.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.76% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.47% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.59% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.13% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603400545120.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Medford Township, Burlington County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817094045/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603400545120.pdf |date=2014-08-17 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 15, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400545120 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Medford township, Burlington County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212095056/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400545120 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 15, 2013.</ref>

There were 7,946 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.16.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township, the age distribution of the population shows 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $83,059, and the median income for a family was $97,135. Males had a median income of $69,786 versus $37,012 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $38,641. About 0.9% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>