<page_title> Piscataway, 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> 47,089 <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> 50,482 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 7.2% <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> 56,044 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 11.0% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the 2010 United States Census, Piscataway, New Jersey's population was 56,044, reflecting an increase of 5,562 (+11.0%) from the 50,482 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,393 (+7.2%) from the 47,089 counted in 1990.