2020 census 2000 Census As of the
census of 2000, there were 10,318 people, 3,870 households, and 2,743 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 4,211 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 37.00%
White, 55.57%
African American, 0.46%
Native American, 0.13%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 4.30% from
other races, and 2.53% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 9.11% of the population. There were 3,870 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were
married couples living together, 27.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.10. In the township the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $30,339, and the median income for a family was $32,851. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $22,775 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $15,636. About 19.7% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 31.6% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==