Brigantine, NJ Population

Overview

7,890

Total Population

57.3

Median age

56.36%

Female population %

77.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

543

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Brigantine is 57.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brigantine's population under 18 was 9.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brigantine's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brigantine, 8.06% were under the age of 15, 13.37% aged 15 to 29, 47.69% aged 30 to 64, 28.10% aged 65 to 84, and 2.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,004 more females than males in Brigantine:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.36% females and 43.64% males in Brigantine, NJ.
The Brigantine, NJ gender ratio is 77.4:100 i.e. 77.4 men to 100 women (0.774).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 433.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 542.

Brigantine's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brigantine population: 86.95% are White, 0.54% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.96% are Asian, 2.38% are some other race and 4.02% are multiracial.
Brigantine's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 543 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,347 (93.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brigantine is White with a population of 6,86 (86.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,832 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Brigantine's population decreased by 3,142 (24.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brigantine's population decreased by 1,748 (18.51%), 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, Brigantine's population was lowest in year 2022 at 7,665.