Andover Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

6,139

Total Population

49.5

Median age

53.36%

Female population %

87.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

48.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

22

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Andover township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Andover township is 49.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Andover township's population under 18 was 16.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Andover township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Andover township, 10.44% were under the age of 15, 17.20% aged 15 to 29, 50.04% aged 30 to 64, 20.17% aged 65 to 84, and 2.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 413 more females than males in Andover township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.36% females and 46.64% males in Andover Township, New Jersey.
The Andover Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 87.4:100 i.e. 87.4 men to 100 women (0.874).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 335.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 378.

Andover township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Andover township population: 88.04% are White, 1.69% are Black or African American, 4.84% are Asian, 1.81% are some other race and 3.62% are multiracial.
Andover township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 22 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,919 (96.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Andover township is White with a population of 5,405 (88.04% of the total population).

Andover township's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 6,575 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Andover township's population increased by 193 (3.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Andover township's population decreased by 301 (4.79%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Andover township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 5,878.