Delaware Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

4,542

Total Population

53.9

Median age

52.51%

Female population %

90.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

48.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

365

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Delaware township is 53.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Delaware township's population under 18 was 13.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Delaware township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Delaware township, 8.06% were under the age of 15, 18.14% aged 15 to 29, 49.30% aged 30 to 64, 22.28% aged 65 to 84, and 2.22% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 228 more females than males in Delaware township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.51% females and 47.49% males in Delaware Township, New Jersey.
The Delaware Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 90.4:100 i.e. 90.4 men to 100 women (0.904).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 328.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 292.

Delaware township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Delaware township population: 92.56% are White, 0.55% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.62% are Asian, 2.60% are some other race and 3.68% are multiracial.
Delaware township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 365 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,177 (91.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Delaware township is White with a population of 4,204 (92.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,827 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Delaware township's population decreased by 34 (0.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Delaware township's population decreased by 18 (0.39%), 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, Delaware township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 4,437.