Barnegat Light, NJ Population

Overview

427

Total Population

61.6

Median age

54.33%

Female population %

84.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

133.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Barnegat Light's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Barnegat Light is 61.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Barnegat Light's population under 18 was 9.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Barnegat Light's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 47.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Barnegat Light, 9.37% were under the age of 15, 7.26% aged 15 to 29, 35.60% aged 30 to 64, 43.09% aged 65 to 84, and 4.68% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 37 more females than males in Barnegat Light:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.33% females and 45.67% males in Barnegat Light, NJ.
The Barnegat Light, NJ gender ratio is 84.1:100 i.e. 84.1 men to 100 women (0.841).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 42.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 40.

Barnegat Light's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Barnegat Light population: 83.37% are White, 12.41% are Asian and 4.22% are some other race.
Barnegat Light's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 419 (98.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Barnegat Light is White with a population of 356 (83.37% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 839 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Barnegat Light's population decreased by 177 (23.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Barnegat Light's population increased by 59 (10.10%), 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, Barnegat Light's population was lowest in year 2013 at 578.