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===2010 census===
 
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 26,342 people, 8,630 households, and 6,939 families in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2516.0|/sqmi}}. There were 8,915 housing units at an average density of {{convert|851.5|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 72.29% (19,042) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 1.42% (374) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.11% (28) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 22.28% (5,869) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.05% (13) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.39% (366) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 2.47% (650) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] residents of any race were 7.26% (1,913) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/> 6.9% of residents self-identified as being [[Korean American]], which makes it the largest ethnic minority group in the borough.<ref name=Census2010/>
 
Of the 8,630 households, 33.8% had children under the age of 18; 68.4% were married couples living together; 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 19.6% were non-families. Of all households, 17.8% were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.32.<ref name=Census2010/>
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===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 25,737 people, 8,082 households, and 6,780 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,457.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 8,209 housing units at an average density of {{convert|783.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 79.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.05% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 17.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.89% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 4.87% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603455950.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Paramus borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201034231/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603455950.pdf |date=February 1, 2015 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 16, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400355950 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Paramus borough, Bergen County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212084323/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400355950 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 16, 2012.</ref>
 
There were 8,082 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.32.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
 
In the borough 23.2% of the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% was from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who werewas 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
 
The median income for a household in the borough was $76,918, and the median income for a family was $84,406. Males had a median income of $56,635 versus $37,450 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $29,295. About 1.4% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>