Belleville Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

37,914

Total Population

41.3

Median age

51.94%

Female population %

92.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

42.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

18,445

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Belleville township is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Belleville township's population under 18 was 18.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Belleville township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Belleville township, 14.92% were under the age of 15, 20.60% aged 15 to 29, 49.64% aged 30 to 64, 12.52% aged 65 to 84, and 2.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,474 more females than males in Belleville township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.94% females and 48.06% males in Belleville Township, New Jersey.
The Belleville Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 92.5:100 i.e. 92.5 men to 100 women (0.925).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 1,613.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 1,884.

Belleville township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Belleville township population: 55.05% are White, 8.66% are Black or African American, 0.24% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 10.54% are Asian, 17.28% are some other race and 8.21% are multiracial.
Belleville township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 18,445 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,469 (51.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Belleville township is White with a population of 20,873 (55.05% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 38,066 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Belleville township's population decreased by 156 (0.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Belleville township's population increased by 2,244 (6.26%), 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, Belleville township's population was lowest in year 2008 at 33,873.