Editing Guttenberg, New Jersey (section)

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2"/> there were 10,807 people, 4,493 households, and 2,619 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 56,012.0 inhabitants per square mile (21,961.1/km<sup>2</sup>; 87.5 per [[acre]]), making it the most densely populated municipality in [[The United States]], with over twice the density of New York City.<ref>{{cite web|author=Raghunathan, Abhi|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E0DD113BF930A25756C0A9679C8B63|title=Briefing: Crowds; In The Cities|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date= May 13, 2001|access-date=April 15, 2024|archive-date=July 17, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717110954/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/nyregion/briefing-crowds-in-the-cities.html}}</ref> There were 4,650 housing units at an average density of {{convert|24,100.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 64.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.81% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7.30% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 16.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 54.33% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603428650.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Guttenberg town] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529062710/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603428650.pdf |date=May 29, 2012 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 16, 2011.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401728650 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Guttenberg town, Hudson County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212092018/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401728650 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 15, 2012.</ref>

There were 4,493 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.13.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the town was $44,515, and the median income for a family was $47,440. Males had a median income of $38,628 versus $33,154 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $27,931. About 11.1% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The town is a [[bedroom community]] with about 36% of its employed residents working in [[New York City]], including 1,648 of the 4,993 Guttenberg residents in the workforce who commute to employment in [[Manhattan]] as of the 2000 Census.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/commuting/files/2kresmcd_NJ_1.xls "Residence MCD/County to Workplace MCD/County Flows for New Jersey (County Names A – L): 2000 – Sorted by Residence State-County, or State-County-County Subdivision (in 12 states)"], [[United States Census Bureau]], released July 25, 2003. Accessed July 23, 2012.</ref>