Garwood, NJ Population

Overview

4,425

Total Population

41.4

Median age

47.30%

Female population %

111.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

48.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

966

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Garwood is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garwood's population under 18 was 15.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garwood's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garwood, 12.59% were under the age of 15, 18.31% aged 15 to 29, 49.27% aged 30 to 64, 16.52% aged 65 to 84, and 3.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 239 less females than males in Garwood:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.30% females and 52.70% males in Garwood, NJ.
The Garwood, NJ gender ratio is 111.4:100 i.e. 111.4 men to 100 women (1.114).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 287.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 184.

Garwood's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Garwood population: 79.57% are White, 3.19% are Asian, 10.89% are some other race and 6.35% are multiracial.
Garwood's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 966 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,459 (78.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garwood is White with a population of 3,521 (79.57% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,008 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Garwood's population increased by 73 (1.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garwood's population increased by 191 (4.51%), 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, Garwood's population was lowest in year 2005 at 4,101.