Commercial Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

4,790

Total Population

35.8

Median age

49.69%

Female population %

101.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

53.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

438

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Commercial township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Commercial township is 35.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Commercial township's population under 18 was 28.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Commercial township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Commercial township, 20.81% were under the age of 15, 19.12% aged 15 to 29, 45.89% aged 30 to 64, 10.13% aged 65 to 84, and 4.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 30 less females than males in Commercial township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.69% females and 50.31% males in Commercial Township, New Jersey.
The Commercial Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 101.3:100 i.e. 101.3 men to 100 women (1.013).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 267.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 307.

Commercial township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Commercial township population: 77.64% are White, 10.06% are Black or African American, 1.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.40% are Asian, 3.70% are some other race and 7.12% are multiracial.
Commercial township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 438 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,352 (90.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Commercial township is White with a population of 3,719 (77.64% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,439 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Commercial township's population decreased by 84 (1.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Commercial township's population decreased by 512 (9.91%), 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, Commercial township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,633.