Fort Lee, NJ Population

Overview

39,701

Total Population

46.2

Median age

51.07%

Female population %

95.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

64.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5,324

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Fort Lee's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Fort Lee is 46.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fort Lee's population under 18 was 17.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fort Lee's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fort Lee, 14.85% were under the age of 15, 12.41% aged 15 to 29, 48.27% aged 30 to 64, 19.74% aged 65 to 84, and 4.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 853 more females than males in Fort Lee:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.07% females and 48.93% males in Fort Lee, NJ.
The Fort Lee, NJ gender ratio is 95.8:100 i.e. 95.8 men to 100 women (0.958).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 1,627.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 1,697.

Fort Lee's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fort Lee population: 47.25% are White, 2.35% are Black or African American, 0.38% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 41.34% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.26% are some other race and 5.37% are multiracial.
Fort Lee's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the borough.
By ethnicity, 5,324 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 34,377 (86.59% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fort Lee is White with a population of 18,758 (47.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 40,057 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Fort Lee's population decreased by 208 (0.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fort Lee's population increased by 4,556 (12.83%), 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, Fort Lee's population was lowest in year 2010 at 35,501.