Editing West Windsor, New Jersey (section)

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 21,907 people, 7,282 households, and 5,985 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|842.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,450 housing units at an average density of {{convert|286.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 71.53% White, 2.76% African American, 0.08% Native American, 22.76% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.08% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.07% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402180240.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for West Windsor township, Mercer County, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 23, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402180240 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for West Windsor township, Mercer County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212095157/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402180240 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 13, 2012.</ref>

As of the 2000 Census, 8.31% of West Windsor's residents identified themselves as being of [[Han Chinese|Chinese]] ancestry. This was the fourth highest percentage of people with Chinese ancestry in any place in New Jersey with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Chinese.html Chinese Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110232258/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Chinese.html |date=November 10, 2006 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed August 23, 2006.</ref>

There were 7,282 households, out of which 50.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.3% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.36.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township the population was spread out, with 31.8% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $116,335, and the median income for a family was $127,877. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $56,002 for females. The per capita income for the township was $48,511. About 2.0% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>