How Have Fort Lee’s Changing Demographics Affected You?

The overall population of Fort Lee remained stable over the past ten years, but the racial makeup of the community is changing, according to data released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau.

As of the last census—conducted in 2000—there were 35,461 people living in Fort Lee. According to the data released Thursday, that number had dipped just slightly to 35,345.

But in 2000, Fort Lee’s population was 31.4% Asian and 7.9% “Hispanic or Latino.” By 2010, the Asian population had grown to 38.4% and Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 11.0% of the overall number of residents. Meanwhile the “white” population dropped sharply from 62.8% in 2000 to 53.5% in 2010, according to the census data.

The “black or African American” population also grew from 1.7% in 2000 to 2.8% in 2010.

Now we want to know what you think. How Have Fort Lee’s changing demographics over the past decade affected you, if at all? And how best can the information in the 2010 census be interpreted and used to make informed decisions about what’s best for the community as a whole?

Join in the discussion. Let us know what you think. Tell us in the comments.