Editing Weehawken, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1860=  280
| 1870=  597
| 1880= 1102
| 1890= 1943
| 1900= 5325
| 1910=11228
| 1920=14485
| 1930=14807
| 1940=14363
| 1950=14830
| 1960=13504
| 1970=13383
| 1980=13168
| 1990=12385
| 2000=13501
| 2010=12554
| 2020=17197
| estimate=17207
| 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>1860–1920<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 May 12, 2013.</ref> 1860–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://archive.org/details/historyofnewjers02raum/page/278 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 278, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed May 5, 2013. "Weehawken contained a population in 1860 of 280; and in 1870, 597."</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://archive.org/details/acompendiumnint00offigoog/page/n272 <!-- pg=259 --> ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 259. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed May 12, 2013.</ref><br>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''], p. 98. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed May 12, 2013.</ref> 1890–1910<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924070698398/page/n345 <!-- 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 May 12, 2013.</ref><br>1890–1900<ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1900.html "Twelfth Census of the United States : 1900 – Population Volume I"], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 268. Accessed October 8, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA716 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 – Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 716. Accessed January 14, 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/DPDP1/0600000US3401777930 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Weehawken township, Hudson County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102122/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401777930 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 14, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_hud/weehawken1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Weehawken township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520202907/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_hud/weehawken1.pdf |date=May 20, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed January 14, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/weehawkentownshiphudsoncountynewjersey/ QuickFacts Weehawken township, Hudson County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 2, 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></small>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Weehawken township, Hudson County, 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 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Weehawken township, Hudson County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=060XX00US3401777930|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</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) – Weehawken township, Hudson County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3401777930&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</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) – Weehawken township, Hudson County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3401777930&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|6,766
|5,850
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,537
|50.11%
|48.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |43.83%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|312
|412
|style='background: #ffffe6; |685
|2.31%
|3.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.98%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|9
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15
|0.07%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|616
|1,010
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,594
|4.56%
|8.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.08%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|10
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.07%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|51
|36
|style='background: #ffffe6; |132
|0.38%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.77%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|250
|176
|style='background: #ffffe6; |562
|1.85%
|1.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.27%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5,487
|5,055
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,665
|40.64%
|40.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32.94%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''13,501'''
|'''12,554'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''17,197'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===

The [[2010 United States census]] counted 12,554 people, 5,712 households, and 2,913 families in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|15764.6|/sqmi}}. There were 6,213 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7801.9|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 71.85% (9,020) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 4.83% (606) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.49% (61) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 8.16% (1,024) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.01% (1) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 10.76% (1,351) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 3.91% (491) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 40.27% (5,055) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 5,712 households, 20.4% had children under the age of 18; 34.9% were married couples living together; 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 49.0% were non-families. Of all households, 36.1% were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.93.<ref name=Census2010/>

16.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 39.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93.0 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 $62,435 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,887) and the median family income was $90,903 (+/− $17,797). Males had a median income of $53,912 (+/− $7,426) versus $50,129 (+/− $3,238) for females. The per capita income for the township was $45,206 (+/− $5,011). About 10.1% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 20.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401777930 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Weehawken township, Hudson County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212083312/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401777930 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 25, 2011.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 13,501 people, 5,975 households, and 3,059 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|15,891.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,159 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7,249.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 73.05% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.58% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.67% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 13.94% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 40.64% of the population.<ref name="Census2000">[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603477930.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Weehawken township, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 12, 2012.</ref><ref name="Census2000SF1">[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401777930 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Weehawken township, Hudson County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212095251/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401777930 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 12, 2012.</ref>

There were 5,975 households, out of which 20.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.1% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.8% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.02.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township, the population was spread out, with 16.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 42.4% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $50,196, and the median income for a family was $52,613. Males had a median income of $41,307 versus $36,063 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,269. About 9.3% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Weehawken, with a population density about equal to that of [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], is among the most densely populated municipalities in the United States.<ref>Cullen, Deanna. [https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2011/02/13/a-19th-century-ode-to-weehawken/ "A 19th Century ode to Weehawken; Census shows town today far from 'hour of infancy'"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', February 13, 2011. Accessed November 14, 2019. "Still, the town's urban population density – 13,948 per square mile – is among the highest in the United States, comparable with that of Jersey City."</ref>