Cliffside Park, NJ Population

Overview

25,515

Total Population

40.5

Median age

52.03%

Female population %

92.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

48.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9,064

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cliffside Park is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cliffside Park's population under 18 was 19.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cliffside Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cliffside Park, 14.68% were under the age of 15, 19.22% aged 15 to 29, 48.19% aged 30 to 64, 15.69% aged 65 to 84, and 2.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,035 more females than males in Cliffside Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.03% females and 47.97% males in Cliffside Park, NJ.
The Cliffside Park, NJ gender ratio is 92.2:100 i.e. 92.2 men to 100 women (0.922).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 1,463.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 1,133.

Cliffside Park's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cliffside Park population: 62.14% are White, 2.97% are Black or African American, 0.81% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 15.16% are Asian, 7.02% are some other race and 11.91% are multiracial.
Cliffside Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 9,064 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,451 (64.48% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cliffside Park is White with a population of 15,855 (62.14% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 26,120 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Cliffside Park's population increased by 630 (2.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cliffside Park's population increased by 2,023 (8.57%), 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, Cliffside Park's population was lowest in year 2006 at 22,577.