Editing Woodbridge Township, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
| 1790= 3520
| 1810= 4247
| 1820= 4226
| 1830= 3969
| 1840= 4821
| 1850= 5141
| 1860= 3987 | 1860n=*
| 1870= 3717 | 1870n=*
| 1880= 4099
| 1890= 4665
| 1900= 7631
| 1910= 8948 | 1910n=*
| 1920=13423
| 1930=25266
| 1940=27191
| 1950=35758
| 1960=78846
| 1970=98944
| 1980=90074
| 1990=93086
| 2000=97203
| 2010=99585
| 2020=103639
| estimate=103194
| 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> 1790-1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226125132/https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full |date=February 26, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref><br>1810-1930<ref>Staff. [http://archive.woodbridgelibrary.org/Archive/WoodbridgeLeader/1930/1930-05-29/pg_0001.pdf "Township's 1810 Population Greater Than in 1880, Census Shows; 400% Increase in Last 40 Years Shows Steady Upward Trend in Number of Residents. Leader Gets Complete Figures for Last 120 Years."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813181408/http://archive.woodbridgelibrary.org/Archive/WoodbridgeLeader/1930/1930-05-29/pg_0001.pdf |date=2014-08-13 }}, ''The Woodbridge Leader'', May 29, 1930. Accessed November 27, 2012.</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''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715184554/https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA231 |date=July 15, 2023 }}, p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed July 23, 2013. Source lists 1840 population as 4,822, one higher than listed in the table based on other sources.</ref> 1850-1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://archive.org/details/historyofnewjers02raum/page/248 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 248, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 23, 2013. "Woodbridge is on the northeastern end of the county and contained in 1850, 5,141 inhabitants; and in 1870, 3,717. It is about ten miles long and nine miles in breadth. Uniontown and Woodbridge are in this township. The town of Woodbridge was first settled by emigrants from England who came over in 1665 with Governor Carteret. It was at one time a prominent place in the province." No population is listed in 1860.</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''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930091309/https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA137#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=September 30, 2023 }}, p. 137. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed July 23, 2013.</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 27, 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''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714225402/https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99 |date=July 14, 2023 }}, p. 99. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref><br>1890-1910<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924070698398/page/n344 <!-- pg=337 --> ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 337. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref> 1910-1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA7174 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930091310/https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA7174#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=September 30, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 717. Accessed November 27, 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005222054/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 |date=October 5, 2022 }}, 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/DPDP1/0600000US3400321510 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Englewood Cliffs borough, Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102841/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400321510 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 1, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/englewoodcliffs1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Englewood Cliffs borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222092411/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/englewoodcliffs1.pdf |date=2011-12-22 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 1, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/woodbridgetownshipmiddlesexcountynewjersey QuickFacts Woodbridge township, Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216023621/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/woodbridgetownshipmiddlesexcountynewjersey |date=February 16, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 15, 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084623/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf |date=February 13, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br>* = Lost territory since previous census.</small>
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===2020 census===
{{Expand section|examples with reliable citations|date=September 2021}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Woodbridge 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 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Jersey: 1990 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-32-1.pdf |access-date=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=060XX00US3402382000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</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) – Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3402382000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</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) – Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3402382000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|77,079
|63,999
|50,531
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40,272
|82.80%
|65.84%
|50.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.86%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|5,645
|8,154
|9,038
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,143
|6.06%
|8.39%
|9.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.79%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|103
|97
|200
|style='background: #ffffe6; |165
|0.11%
|0.10%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4,995
|14,007
|22,193
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27,425
|5.37%
|14.41%
|22.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26.46%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|N/A
|18
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|N/A
|0.02%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|84
|253
|290
|style='background: #ffffe6; |757
|0.09%
|0.26%
|0.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.73%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|N/A
|1,719
|1,755
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,574
|N/A
|1.77%
|1.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.48%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5,180
|8,956
|15,562
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22,279
|5.56%
|9.21%
|15.63%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21.50%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''93,086'''
|'''97,203'''
|'''99,585'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''103,639'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

[[File:Race and ethnicity 2020 Woodbridge, NJ.png|thumb|Map of racial distribution in Woodbridge, 2020 U.S. census. Each dot is one person: {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(115, 178, 255)|White}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(159, 212, 0)|Black}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 0, 0)|Asian}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 170, 0)|Hispanic}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(140, 81, 181)|Multiracial}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(153, 102, 51)|Native American/Other}}]]

===2010 census===

The [[2010 United States census]] counted 99,585 people, 34,615 households, and 25,754 families in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4290.0|/sqmi}}. There were 36,124 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1556.2|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 59.18% (58,935) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 9.85% (9,810) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.32% (321) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 22.42% (22,324) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.04% (39) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.28% (5,254) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 2.91% (2,902) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 15.63% (15,562) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 34,615 households, 33.6% had children under the age of 18; 57.2% were married couples living together; 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 25.6% were non-families. Of all households, 21.4% were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.27.<ref name=Census2010/>

21.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.0 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 $79,277 (with a margin of error of +/− $2,537) and the median family income was $88,656 (+/− $2,537). Males had a median income of $60,139 (+/− $1,971) versus $46,078 (+/− $1,635) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $32,144 (+/− $717). About 3.8% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402382000 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Woodbridge township, Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212083917/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402382000 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 1, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]],<ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |date=July 9, 2021 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> there were 97,203 people, 34,562 households, and 25,437 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|4,224.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 35,298 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,534.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 70.83% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.75% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 14.46% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.21% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402382000.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Woodbridge township, Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731003525/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402382000.pdf |date=2013-07-31 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402382000 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Woodbridge township, Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212092057/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402382000 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref>

As of the 2000 Census, 9.19% of Woodbridge Township's residents identified themselves as being of [[Indian American]] ancestry, which was the tenth-highest of any municipality in the United States and the fifth highest in New Jersey—behind [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]] (17.75%), [[Plainsboro Township, New Jersey|Plainsboro Township]] (16.97%), [[Piscataway, New Jersey|Piscataway Township]] (12.49%) and [[South Brunswick Township, New Jersey|South Brunswick Township]] (10.48%)—of all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Asian-Indian.html Asian-Indian Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615091254/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Asian-Indian.html |date=June 15, 2012 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed February 18, 2007.</ref>

There were 34,562 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.19.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
In the township, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $60,683, and the median income for a family was $68,492. Males had a median income of $49,248 versus $35,096 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $25,087. About 3.2% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>