Dennis Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

6,340

Total Population

41.2

Median age

51.20%

Female population %

95.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

63.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

164

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dennis township is 41.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dennis township's population under 18 was 22.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dennis township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dennis township, 19.29% were under the age of 15, 13.79% aged 15 to 29, 47.54% aged 30 to 64, 18.55% aged 65 to 84, and 0.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 152 more females than males in Dennis township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.20% females and 48.80% males in Dennis Township, New Jersey.
The Dennis Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 95.3:100 i.e. 95.3 men to 100 women (0.953).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 280.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 329.

Dennis township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dennis township population: 94.89% are White, 0.41% are Black or African American, 0.87% are Asian, 0.19% are some other race and 3.64% are multiracial.
Dennis township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 164 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,176 (97.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dennis township is White with a population of 6,016 (94.89% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,525 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Dennis township's population decreased by 78 (1.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dennis township's population decreased by 173 (2.68%), 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, Dennis township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 5,832.