<page_title> Neptune Township, 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> 28,148 <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> 27,690 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> −1.6% <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> 27,935 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 0.9% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the 2010 Census, the Neptune Township's population was 27,935, reflecting an increase of 245 (+0.9%) from the 27,690 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 458 (-1.6%) from the 28,148 counted in the 1990 Census.