Editing Colts Neck Township, New Jersey (section)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
| 1850= 1498
| 1860= 1692
| 1870= 1713
| 1880= 1743
| 1890= 1505
| 1900= 1410
| 1910= 1205
| 1920= 1074
| 1930= 1241
| 1940= 1177
| 1950= 1814
| 1960= 2177
| 1970= 5819
| 1980= 7888
| 1990= 8559
| 2000=12331
| 2010=10142
| 2020= 9957
| estimate=9906
| 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>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 9, 2013.</ref> 1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA249 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 249, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 9, 2013. "Atlantic township contained in 1870, 1,713 inhabitants. Colt's Neck, originally called Call's Neck, from a Mr. Call, a resident there, is in this township, and is five miles from Freehold on a neck of land formed by two branches of the Swimming river."</ref><br>1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA140 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''], p. 140. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed July 9, 2013. Listed as Atlantic Township.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 260. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed December 3, 2012. Listed as Atlantic Township.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 99. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed December 3, 2012. Listed as Atlantic Township.</ref><br>1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA337 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 337. Accessed July 8, 2012. Listed as Atlantic Township.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA717 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 717. Accessed July 8, 2012. Listed as Atlantic Township.</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/DPDP1/0600000US3402514560 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Colts Neck township, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212103838/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402514560 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 8, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mon/coltsneck1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Colts Neck township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402032508/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mon/coltsneck1.pdf |date=2012-04-02 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed July 8, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/coltsnecktownshipmonmouthcountynewjersey QuickFacts Colts Neck township, Monmouth County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 19, 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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A 2007 study of New Jersey's highest-income communities shows Colts Neck had a median household income of $166,495, up from $109,190 in 2000, and the average household income was $232,520, which ranked it 16th in the state.<ref name=Esri/> The per capita income for the township as of 2007 was $70,781 up from $46,795 in 2000.<ref name=Census2000/> The average household net worth, not including equity in homes, is $1,088,351 and the average [[disposable income]] for a household is $140,507.<ref name=Esri>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090419103835/http://www.esri.com/news/pressroom/NJ_26_mar08.pdf http://www.esri.com/news/pressroom/NJ_26_mar08.pdf], [[Esri]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of April 19, 2009. Accessed July 8, 2012.</ref>

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 10,142 people, 3,277 households, and 2,848 families in the township. The [[population density]] was 330.0 per square mile (127.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 3,735 housing units at an average density of 121.5 per square mile (46.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 92.17% (9,348) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 1.67% (169) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.01% (1) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 4.58% (464) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.36% (37) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.21% (123) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 3.54% (359) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 3,277 households, 43.1% had children under the age of 18; 77.4% were married couples living together; 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 13.1% were non-families. Of all households, 11.0% were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.33.<ref name=Census2010/>

28.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 17.0% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 96.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 94.5 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 $154,491 (with a margin of error of +/− $16,020) and the median family income was $166,909 (+/− $14,315). Males had a median income of $117,917 (+/− $16,897) versus $67,188 (+/− $14,434) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $65,919 (+/− $6,519). About 2.0% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402514560 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Colts Neck township, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212085322/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402514560 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 8, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 12,331 people, 3,513 households, and 3,193 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|392.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,614 housing units at an average density of {{convert|115.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 85.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.89% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.63% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.45% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.29% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.22% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402514560.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Colts Neck township, Monmouth County, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 8, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402514560 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Colts Neck township, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212092814/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402514560 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 8, 2012.</ref>

There were 3,513 households, out of which 50.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.1% were non-families. 7.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.33.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.4 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $109,190, and the median income for a family was $117,980. Males had a median income of $55,609 versus $38,457 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $46,795. 2.8% of the population and 2.2% of families were living below the [[poverty line]], including 2.2% of under eighteens and 2.8% of those over 64.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>