Editing Middletown Township, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
[[File:Autumn_Foliage_in_Middletown.jpg|thumb|Autumn foliage in Middletown]]
{{US Census population
| 1790= 3225
| 1810= 3849
| 1820= 4369
| 1830= 5128
| 1840= 6063
| 1850= 3251 | 1850n=*
| 1860= 4112
| 1870= 4639
| 1880= 5059
| 1890= 5650 | 1890n=*
| 1900= 5479 | 1900n=*
| 1910= 6653
| 1920= 5917 | 1920n=*
| 1930= 9209
| 1940=11018
| 1950=16203
| 1960=39675
| 1970=54623
| 1980=62574
| 1990=68183
| 2000=66327
| 2010=66522
| 2020=67106
| estimate=66478
| 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 />1800–1920<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> 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 January 29, 2013.</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 December 5, 2012.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://archive.org/details/acompendiumnint00offigoog/page/n263 <!-- pg=260 --> ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 260. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed November 22, 2012.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III – 51 to 75''], p. 99. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed August 7, 2012. Population for Middletown township is listed as 5,059 for 1880 and 6,595 for 1890, which included population for Atlantic Highlands town of 945 in 1890. Middletown township's population for 1990 was calculated via subtraction.</ref><br />1890–1910<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924070698315/page/n367 <!-- pg=338 --> ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 338. Accessed June 29, 2012.</ref><ref>Lundy, F. L.; Fitzgerald, Thomas F.; Gosson, Louis C.; Fitzgerald, Josephine A.; Dullard, John P.; Gribbins, J. Joseph. [https://books.google.com/books?id=y_lSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA163 ''Fitzgerald's legislative manual, State of New Jersey, Volume 139''], p. 163. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1915. Accessed June 29, 2012.</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 March 12, 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/DPDP1/0600000US3402545990 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Middletown township, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102716/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402545990 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 12, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mon/middletown1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Middletown township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607033639/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mon/middletown1.pdf |date=June 7, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 12, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2010XLS/> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/middletowntownshipmonmouthcountynewjersey/ QuickFacts Middletown township, Monmouth County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 14, 2023.</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>
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[[File:Memorial_for_deceased_officers.jpg|thumb|Memorial for deceased officers]]

===2010 census===

The [[2010 United States census]] counted 66,522 people, 23,962 households, and 18,235 families in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1622.9|/sqmi}}. There were 24,959 housing units at an average density of {{convert|608.9|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 93.89% (62,456) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 1.31% (869) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.10% (67) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 2.60% (1,730) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.01% (8) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.81% (537) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.29% (855) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 5.37% (3,569) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 23,962 households, 34.5% had children under the age of 18; 63.5% were married couples living together; 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 23.9% were non-families. Of all households, 20.3% were made up of individuals and 10.5% 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 3.22.<ref name=Census2010/>

24.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.1 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 $96,190 (with a margin of error of +/− $2,818) and the median family income was $110,944 (+/− $3,794). Males had a median income of $78,739 (+/− $3,585) versus $52,752 (+/− $2,573) for females. The per capita income for the township was $42,792 (+/− $1,706). About 1.7% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402545990 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Middletown township, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212082529/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402545990 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 12, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===

[[File:Covered_Bridge_in_Middletown.png|thumb|One of the few remaining [[covered bridge]]s in the state]]
[[File:Dempsey Pump House, Leonardo, NJ.jpg|thumb|The [[Dempsey Pump House]] in the [[Leonardo, New Jersey|Leonardo]] neighborhood]]
As of the [[2000 United States census]] there were 66,327 people, 23,236 households, and 18,100 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|1,613.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 23,841 housing units at an average density of {{convert|579.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 94.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.07% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.59% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.53% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 3.41% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402545990.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Middletown township, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518174645/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402545990.pdf |date=May 18, 2012 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 1, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402545990 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Middletown township, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212095610/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402545990 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 22, 2012.</ref>

There were 23,236 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 18.9% of all households 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 2.84 and the average family size was 3.27.<ref name=Census2000 /><ref name=Census2000SF1 />

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.<ref name=Census2000 /><ref name=Census2000SF1 />

The median income for a household in the township was $75,566, and the median income for a family was $86,124. Males had a median income of $60,755 versus $36,229 for females. The per capita income for the township was $34,196. About 1.9% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 105 or over.<ref name=Census2000 /><ref name=Census2000SF1 />