Barnegat Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

23,894

Total Population

50.5

Median age

51.48%

Female population %

94.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

71.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,498

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Barnegat township is 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Barnegat township's population under 18 was 17.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Barnegat township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Barnegat township, 13.08% were under the age of 15, 17.00% aged 15 to 29, 41.32% aged 30 to 64, 25.53% aged 65 to 84, and 3.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 708 more females than males in Barnegat township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.48% females and 48.52% males in Barnegat Township, New Jersey.
The Barnegat Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 94.2:100 i.e. 94.2 men to 100 women (0.942).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,004.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,198.

Barnegat township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Barnegat township population: 90.93% are White, 3.98% are Black or African American, 1.22% are Asian, 0.12% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.41% are some other race and 3.34% are multiracial.
Barnegat township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1,498 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 22,396 (93.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Barnegat township is White with a population of 21,728 (90.93% of the total population).

Barnegat township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 24,998 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Barnegat township's population increased by 5,688 (37.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Barnegat township's population increased by 3,304 (15.70%), 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 township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 15,359.