Byram Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

8,027

Total Population

42.4

Median age

47.71%

Female population %

109.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

41.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

929

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Byram township is 42.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Byram township's population under 18 was 20.22%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Byram township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Byram township, 15.49% were under the age of 15, 21.18% aged 15 to 29, 49.48% aged 30 to 64, 13.12% aged 65 to 84, and 0.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 367 less females than males in Byram township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.71% females and 52.29% males in Byram Township, New Jersey.
The Byram Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 109.6:100 i.e. 109.6 men to 100 women (1.096).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 395.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 388.

Byram township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Byram township population: 87.54% are White, 1.10% are Black or African American, 2.03% are Asian, 0.12% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.40% are some other race and 6.80% are multiracial.
Byram township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 929 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,098 (88.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Byram township is White with a population of 7,027 (87.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,619 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Byram township's population increased by 50 (0.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Byram township's population decreased by 414 (4.92%), 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, Byram township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 7,945.