Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,491 people, residing in the township. The population density was 262.6 people per square mile (101.4/km²). There were 1,369 housing units at an average density of 79.8/sq mi (30.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 79.21% White, 18.92% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.20% of the population.
There were 1,313 households out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.92.