Elk Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

4,405

Total Population

44.3

Median age

50.74%

Female population %

97.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

46.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

275

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Elk township is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Elk township's population under 18 was 22.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Elk township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Elk township, 16.12% were under the age of 15, 16.75% aged 15 to 29, 51.46% aged 30 to 64, 12.42% aged 65 to 84, and 3.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 65 more females than males in Elk township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.74% females and 49.26% males in Elk Township, New Jersey.
The Elk Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 97.1:100 i.e. 97.1 men to 100 women (0.971).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 282.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 366.

Elk township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Elk township population: 80.73% are White, 12.15% are Black or African American, 0.59% are Asian, 2.75% are some other race and 3.79% are multiracial.
Elk township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 275 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,13 (93.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Elk township is White with a population of 3,556 (80.73% of the total population).

Elk township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 4,459 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Elk township's population increased by 591 (16.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Elk township's population increased by 256 (6.14%), 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, Elk township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,576.