At the 2010
census, the township was 85.2% White, 5.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 4.4% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 1.3% were some other race, and 1.9% were two or more races. About 3.6% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. At the 2000 census, 24,993 people, 10,120 households, and 6,638 families were residing in the township. The
population density was . The 10,403 housing units had an average density of . The
racial makeup was 90.72% White, 4.36% African American, 0.10% Native American, 3.17% Asian, 0.60% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.73% of the population. Of the 10,120 households, 28.3% had children under 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were not families. About 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.00. The township's age distribution was 22.1% under 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 88.0 males. The
median household income was $50,454 and the median family income was $61,143. Males had a median income of $41,697 and females $31,963. The
per capita income was $25,382. About 3.0% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 4.1% of those under 18 and 5.3% of those 65 or over. ==History==