Editing Edison, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
===Asian community===
Edison hosts one of the region's main centers of Asian American cultural diversity.<ref>Siddiqui, Habib. [http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2011/08/06/letter-america-stopping-terrorism-west "Letter from America: Stopping Terrorism in the West"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918174155/http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2011/08/06/letter-america-stopping-terrorism-west |date=September 18, 2022 }}, ''[[Asian Tribune]]'', August 7, 2011. Accessed March 22, 2012. "Truly, the western governments should have an open and honest debate about why immigration is important for their very survival in this age. It may be a great idea that when their leaders visit New York for attending the UN sessions that they should opt for taking a ride in a taxicab, driven by a naturalized citizen of the USA, to places like Queens in New York City and Edison in New Jersey to get a flavor of what multiculturalism truly means."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://archive.today/20120715145407/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1976609011.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+05,+2010&author=&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=SCHOOL+NEWS&pqatl=google "School News: Middlesex County College"], ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', March 5, 2010. Accessed March 22, 2012. "The curator of the exhibit, Kathryn Myers, professor of art at the University of Connecticut, said the college's location in Edison made it an ideal choice for the program. 'Since Edison is home to a significant South Asian population, it is an appropriate site for this exhibition where an abundance of creative endeavors reflects the rich diversity of this community,' she said."</ref><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 -- A Region of Enclaves: Edison, N.J.; Amid Strip Malls, Indian Expansion"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922044912/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/18/nyregion/the-census-a-region-of-enclaves-edison-nj-amid-strip-malls-indian-expansion.html |date=September 22, 2023 }}, ''[[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 township was 50.0% ethnically Asian by population as of the 2020 Census.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/edisontownshipmiddlesexcountynewjersey/ |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey |access-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001131947/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/edisontownshipmiddlesexcountynewjersey/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Indian community====
[[Oak Tree Road]] is a [[Little India|South Asian-focused commercial strip]] in Middlesex County, the [[U.S. county]] with the highest concentration of [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|Asian Indians]].<ref>Genovese, Peter. [https://www.nj.com/news/2012/11/big_business_in_little_india_c.html "Big business in Little India: Commerce flourishes in vibrant ethnic neighborhood"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413205752/https://www.nj.com/news/2012/11/big_business_in_little_india_c.html |date=April 13, 2019 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], November 16, 2012, updated March 30, 2019. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref><ref>Shah, Riddhi. [https://www.saveur.com/article/Travels/Oak-Tree-Road-Iselin-NJ/ "Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J.; The Garden State boasts the country's most delicious South Asian strip"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204202807/https://www.saveur.com/article/Travels/Oak-Tree-Road-Iselin-NJ/ |date=December 4, 2019 }}, ''[[Saveur]]'', March 31, 2011. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref><ref>[[Joseph Berger (author)|Berger, Joseph]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/27indianj.html "A Place Where Indians, Now New Jerseyans, Thrive"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621041522/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/27indianj.html |date=June 21, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 22, 2016. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref> The Oak Tree Road strip runs for about one-and-a-half miles through Edison and neighboring [[Iselin, New Jersey|Iselin]] in [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge 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>Shaftel, David. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/travel/indo-chinese-restaurants-edison-new-jersey.html "Indo-Chinese Food Is Hard to Find, Except in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418122336/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/travel/indo-chinese-restaurants-edison-new-jersey.html |date=April 18, 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 9, 2017. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref> It is the largest and most diverse [[South Asian]] cultural hub in the United States.<ref>King, Kate. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/little-india-thrives-in-central-new-jersey-1506340801 {{"'}}Little India' Thrives in Central New Jersey; Oak Tree Road, once rundown and desolate, is a booming ethnic business district that attracts South Asian customers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412142632/https://www.wsj.com/articles/little-india-thrives-in-central-new-jersey-1506340801 |date=April 12, 2019 }}, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', September 25, 2017. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref><ref>Burke, Monte. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/monteburke/2012/06/06/the-ultimate-neighborhood-bank/ "How Indo-Americans Created The Ultimate Neighborhood Bank"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419225041/https://www.forbes.com/sites/monteburke/2012/06/06/the-ultimate-neighborhood-bank/ |date=April 19, 2019 }}, ''[[Forbes]]'', June 25, 2012. Accessed December 3, 2019. "The Indo-American community in Edison, N.J. builds wealth the old-fashioned way, financing each other's businesses."</ref> In Middlesex County, election [[ballot]]s are printed in English, [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], Hindi, and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/vote-by-mail.shtml Vote By Mail] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229144328/https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/vote-by-mail.shtml |date=December 29, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections. Accessed December 3, 2019.</ref> As part of the 2020 Census, 34.9% of Edison residents identified themselves as being [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|Indian American]], an increase from 28.3% in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP1Y2022.DP05?g=060XX00US3402320230 |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=Census2010>[https://archive.today/20200212103008/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402320230 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 25, 2011.</ref> In the 2000 Census, 17.75% of Edison residents identified themselves as being Indian American, the highest percentage of Indian-American people of any municipality in the United States 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 October 5, 2011.</ref>

====Chinese community====
Edison also has a significant Chinese population. The town contains several Chinese-language schools and cultural associations. The area near the borders with [[Highland Park, New Jersey|Highland Park]] and the [[Livingston Campus (Rutgers University)|Livingston Campus at Rutgers University]] in [[Piscataway, New Jersey|Piscataway]], has a number of Chinese food establishments, including [[Kam Man Food]], [[99 Ranch Market]], and various dim sum, dumpling, dessert, and tea shops as well as the pan-Asian Korean-founded supermarket, [[H Mart]].<ref>Yang, Mary. [https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1178131312/chinese-magazine-new-jersey-sino-monthly "'Like milk': How one magazine became a mainstay of New Jersey's Chinese community"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828192839/https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1178131312/chinese-magazine-new-jersey-sino-monthly|date=August 28, 2023}}, ''[[All Things Considered]]'', June 1, 2023. Accessed August 28, 2023.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Michael Mancuso &#124; NJ Advance Media for |date=March 2, 2023 |title=Inside a popular N.J. Cantonese restaurant, where dim sum dominates |url=https://www.nj.com/food/2023/03/inside-a-popular-nj-cantonese-restaurant-where-dim-sum-dominates.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828192839/https://www.nj.com/food/2023/03/inside-a-popular-nj-cantonese-restaurant-where-dim-sum-dominates.html |archive-date=August 28, 2023 |access-date=August 28, 2023 |website=nj}}</ref> Other Chinese operations in Edison include ''[[Sino Monthly]]'' magazine and ''Chinese News Weekly.''

The township's [[Lunar New Year]] parade typically travels northbound from Division Street to festivities in Papaianni Park by the lake and township municipal building.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centraljersey.com/2023/01/22/edison-welcomes-lunar-new-year-in-festive-style/|title=Edison welcomes Lunar New Year in festive style|first=Kathy |last=Chang|date=January 22, 2023|access-date=September 7, 2023|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907113829/https://centraljersey.com/2023/01/22/edison-welcomes-lunar-new-year-in-festive-style/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Salvadore|first1=Sarah|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/edison-metuchen/papaianni-park-will-be-edison-s-crown-jewel-says-mayor|title=Papaianni Park Will Be Edison's 'Crown Jewel' Says Mayor|date=February 25, 2022|website=Edison-Metuchen, NJ Patch|access-date=September 7, 2023|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907113829/https://patch.com/new-jersey/edison-metuchen/papaianni-park-will-be-edison-s-crown-jewel-says-mayor|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Jewish community===
Edison is also home to a large [[American Jews|Jewish]] community, especially [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]]. The world's largest gathering of rabbis outside of Israel occurred at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center on December 1, 2024.<ref>Gallotto, Tony. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/edison/sections/religions-and-spirituality/articles/edison-expo-hall-hosts-world-s-largest-confab-of-rabbis-jewish-leaders-2 "Edison Expo Hall Hosts 'World’s Largest' Confab of Rabbis, Jewish Leaders"], [[TAPinto]] Edison, December 1, 2024. Accessed December 9, 2024.</ref>

===Historical population===
{{US Census population
| 1870= 3460
| 1880= 3789
| 1890= 3018
| 1900= 2801 | 1900n=*
| 1910= 2707 | 1910n=*
| 1920= 5419
| 1930= 10025
| 1940= 11470
| 1950= 16348
| 1960= 44799
| 1970= 67120
| 1980= 70193
| 1990= 88680
| 2000= 97687
| 2010= 99967
| 2020=107588
| estimate=106836
| 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> 1870–1920<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 October 9, 2013.</ref><br />1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA248 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001131938/https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA248#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=October 1, 2023 }}, p. 248, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed October 9, 2013. "Raritan township was formed from Piscataway and Woodbridge in 1870, and has a population of 3,460. It is nine miles north and south and six east and west "</ref><ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714233452/https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 |date=July 14, 2023 }}, 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=PA98 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III – 51 to 75''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001131939/https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=October 1, 2023 }}, p. 98. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed July 14, 2012. Listed as Raritan Township; Shows 1890 population of 3,789.</ref><br />1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA337 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001131939/https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA337#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=October 1, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 337. Accessed July 14, 2012. Listed as Raritan Township.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA717 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 – Population Volume I''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715184555/https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA717 |date=July 15, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 717. Accessed January 25, 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/><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mid/edison1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Edison township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208215718/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mid/edison1.pdf |date=December 8, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 25, 2011.</ref><ref name=Census2010XLS/> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/edisontownshipmiddlesexcountynewjersey/ QuickFacts Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001131950/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/edisontownshipmiddlesexcountynewjersey/ |date=October 1, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 18, 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] {{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 during previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small>
}}

===2020 census===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Edison, 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 – Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=060XX00US3402320230&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) – Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3402320230&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) – Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey  |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3402320230&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)
|67,919
|54,461
|39,577
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28,304
|76.59%
|55.75%
|39.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26.31%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|4,784
|6,458
|6,631
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,764
|5.39%
|6.61%
|6.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.22%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|95
|85
|186
|style='background: #ffffe6; |219
|0.11%
|0.09%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|11,983
|28,541
|43,092
|style='background: #ffffe6; |57,687
|13.51%
|29.22%
|43.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53.62%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|N/A
|31
|31
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27
|N/A
|0.03%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|60
|263
|202
|style='background: #ffffe6; |629
|0.07%
|0.27%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.58%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|N/A
|1,622
|2,136
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,187
|N/A
|1.66%
|2.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.03%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|3,839
|6,226
|8,112
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,771
|4.33%
|6.37%
|8.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.01%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''88,680'''
|'''97,687'''
|'''99,967'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''107,588'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

[[File:Race and ethnicity 2020 Edison, NJ.png|thumb|Map of racial distribution in Edison, 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===

[[File:Street scene Amboy Avenue in Edison NJ.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|Amboy Avenue]] in the [[Clara Barton, New Jersey|Clara Barton]] neighborhood of Edison]]
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 99,967 people, 34,972 households, and 26,509 families in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3339.0|/sqmi}}. There were 36,302 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1212.5|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 44.10% (44,084) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 7.05% (7,046) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.23% (229) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 43.19% (43,177) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.04% (36) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.72% (2,718) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 2.68% (2,677) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] residents of any race were 8.11% (8,112) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 34,972 households, 36.4% had children under the age of 18; 62.3% were married couples living together; 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.2% were non-families. Of all households, 20.4% were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.26.<ref name=Census2010/>

22.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93.8 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 $86,725 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,000) and the median family income was $100,008 (+/− $2,624). Males had a median income of $66,898 (+/− $4,094) versus $50,953 (+/− $1,462) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $36,464 (+/− $1,184). About 3.5% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212083240/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402320230 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 25, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 97,687 people, 35,136 households, and 25,881 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|3,243.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 36,018 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,195.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 59.49% White, 29.27% Asian, 6.89% African American, 0.14% Native American, .04% Pacific Islander, 2.02% from other races, and 2.15% from two or more races. 6.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402320230.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801031958/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603402320230.pdf |date=August 1, 2013 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 25, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[https://archive.today/20200212093327/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402320230 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 14, 2012.</ref>

There were 35,136 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 61.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.19.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township 22.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.8% was from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The [[median household income]] in the township is $69,746, and the median income for a family was $77,976. Males had a median income of $53,303 versus $36,829 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $30,148. About 3.3% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>