Asbury Park, NJ Population

Overview

15,305

Total Population

37.9

Median age

51.93%

Female population %

92.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

34.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,016

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Asbury Park's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Asbury Park is 37.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Asbury Park's population under 18 was 15.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Asbury Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Asbury Park, 12.93% were under the age of 15, 22.65% aged 15 to 29, 51.73% aged 30 to 64, 11.56% aged 65 to 84, and 1.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 591 more females than males in Asbury Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.93% females and 48.07% males in Asbury Park, NJ.
The Asbury Park, NJ gender ratio is 92.6:100 i.e. 92.6 men to 100 women (0.926).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 913.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 863.

Asbury Park's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Asbury Park population: 43.44% are White, 37.53% are Black or African American, 0.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.25% are Asian, 0.14% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 9.17% are some other race and 7.17% are multiracial.
Asbury Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 3,016 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,289 (80.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Asbury Park is White with a population of 6,648 (43.44% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,010 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Asbury Park's population decreased by 892 (5.24%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Asbury Park's population decreased by 952 (5.91%), 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, Asbury Park's population was lowest in year 2022 at 15,146.