Chester Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

7,747

Total Population

51.1

Median age

51.96%

Female population %

92.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

54.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

117

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chester township is 51.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chester township's population under 18 was 20.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chester township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chester township, 14.16% were under the age of 15, 19.40% aged 15 to 29, 45.35% aged 30 to 64, 18.45% aged 65 to 84, and 2.65% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 303 more females than males in Chester township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.96% females and 48.04% males in Chester Township, New Jersey.
The Chester 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 55-59 years with a population of 427.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 443.

Chester township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chester township population: 91.43% are White, 1.38% are Black or African American, 3.12% are Asian, 1.46% are some other race and 2.61% are multiracial.
Chester township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 117 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,63 (98.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chester township is White with a population of 7,083 (91.43% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,887 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Chester township's population increased by 521 (7.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chester township's population decreased by 143 (1.82%), 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, Chester township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,324.