Editing Iselin, New Jersey (section)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1990= 16141
|2000= 16698
|2010= 18695
|2020= 20088
|footnote=Population sources:<br>1990-2010<ref name=CPH232/> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010/> 2020<ref name=Census2020/>
}}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 18,695 people, 6,445 households, and 4,892 families in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|5861.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 6,718 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2106.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup was 41.47% (7,753) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 6.72% (1,257) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.33% (62) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 46.12% (8,623) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.26% (423) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 3.09% (577) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 7.12% (1,332) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 6,445 households, 33.2% had children under the age of 18; 62.4% were married couples living together; 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.1% were non-families. Of all households, 20.7% were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.39.<ref name=Census2010/>

21.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 94.8 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 16,698 people, 6,007 households, and 4,511 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2,059.8|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 6,137 housing units at an average density of {{convert|757.0|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 64.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.02% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 25.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.75% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.28% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.47% of the population.<ref name="Census2000">[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3434470 DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Iselin CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102355/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3434470 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 30, 2012.</ref>

There were 6,007 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.24.<ref name="Census2000" />

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.<ref name="Census2000" />

The median income for a household in the CDP was $65,424, and the median income for a family was $71,913. Males had a median income of $50,145 versus $36,131 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $26,793. About 1.9% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="Census2000" />

=== South Asian community ===
Iselin hosts one of the region's main centers of [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan area|Indian American]] cultural diversity.<ref>[[Andrew Jacobs (journalist)|Andrew Jacobs]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/18/nyregion/the-census-a-region-of-enclaves-edison-nj-amid-strip-malls-indian-expansion.html "The Census &ndash; A Region of Enclaves: Edison, N.J.; Amid Strip Malls, Indian Expansion"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 18, 2001. Accessed March 22, 2012. "Although Indians have settled in every part of the state, they have had a remarkable impact on Edison, a 32-square-mile township. The Asian population of Edison, most of it Indian, has grown to 29,000 from 2,200 in 1980. The adjacent hamlet of Iselin, part of Woodbridge Township, has had an even greater increase in its Asian population."</ref> The growing [[Little India (Middlesex County, New Jersey)|Little India]] is a South Asian-focused commercial strip in Middlesex County, the [[U.S. county]] with the highest concentration of [[Indian Americans]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Genovese |first=Peter |date=16 November 2012 |title=Big business in Little India: Commerce flourishes in vibrant ethnic neighborhood |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2012/11/big_business_in_little_india_c.html |website=nj.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. |url=https://www.saveur.com/article/Travels/Oak-Tree-Road-Iselin-NJ |website=SAVEUR|date=March 31, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Joseph Berger |title=A Place Where Indians, Now New Jerseyans, Thrive |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 27, 2008 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/27indianj.html |access-date=August 22, 2016}}</ref> The Oak Tree Road strip runs for about one-and-a-half miles through Iselin and neighboring [[Edison Township, New Jersey|Edison Township]], near the area's sprawling [[Chinese in New York City|Chinatown]] and [[Koreans in New York City|Koreatown]], running along [[New Jersey Route 27]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Shaftel |first=David |date=9 March 2017 |title=Indo-Chinese Food Is Hard to Find, Except in New Jersey |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/travel/indo-chinese-restaurants-edison-new-jersey.html }}</ref> The zone is the largest and most diverse [[South Asian]] cultural hub in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Kate |date=25 September 2017 |title='Little India' Thrives in Central New Jersey |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/little-india-thrives-in-central-new-jersey-1506340801 |via=www.wsj.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Burke |first=Monte |title=How Indo-Americans Created The Ultimate Neighborhood Bank |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/monteburke/2012/06/06/the-ultimate-neighborhood-bank/ |website=Forbes}}</ref> In Middlesex County, election [[ballot]]s are printed in English, [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi]], and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=State of New Jersey Department of State |url=http://www.nj.gov/state/elections/voting-information-vote-by-mail.html |access-date=May 29, 2017 |publisher=State of New Jersey}}</ref> According to the 2017 [[American Community Survey]], 42.6% of Iselin residents identified themselves as being Indian American, the highest percentage for any [[census-designated place]] in the United States.<ref>[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/1600000US3434470] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213094649/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/1600000US3434470|date=2020-02-13}} Accessed April 28, 2019.</ref>