Deerfield Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

3,160

Total Population

45.2

Median age

53.51%

Female population %

86.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

371

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Deerfield township is 45.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Deerfield township's population under 18 was 24.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Deerfield township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Deerfield township, 18.01% were under the age of 15, 13.35% aged 15 to 29, 48.64% aged 30 to 64, 18.61% aged 65 to 84, and 1.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 222 more females than males in Deerfield township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.51% females and 46.49% males in Deerfield Township, New Jersey.
The Deerfield Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 86.9:100 i.e. 86.9 men to 100 women (0.869).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 168.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 177.

Deerfield township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Deerfield township population: 70.28% are White, 14.30% are Black or African American, 0.66% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.36% are Asian, 0.16% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 5.51% are some other race and 7.72% are multiracial.
Deerfield township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 371 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,789 (88.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Deerfield township is White with a population of 2,221 (70.28% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,251 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Deerfield township's population increased by 248 (8.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Deerfield township's population decreased by 10 (0.32%), 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, Deerfield township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,888.