<page_title> Watchung, New Jersey </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 1990 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 5,110 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 5,613 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 9.8% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 5,801 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 3.3% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the 2010 Census, Watchung, New Jersey's population was 5,801, reflecting an increase of 3.3% from the 5,613 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 9.8% from the 5,110 counted in the 1990 Census.