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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 people per square mile (949.1|PD/km<sup>2<sqmi|PD/sup>)km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 8,209 housing units at an average density of {{convert|783.9 per square mile (302.7|/km<sup>2<sqmi|/sup>)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]] 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/>
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