Hanover Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

14,563

Total Population

47.6

Median age

52.37%

Female population %

90.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

57.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,123

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hanover township is 47.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hanover township's population under 18 was 19.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hanover township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hanover township, 15.79% were under the age of 15, 13.82% aged 15 to 29, 49.70% aged 30 to 64, 17.00% aged 65 to 84, and 3.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 691 more females than males in Hanover township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.37% females and 47.63% males in Hanover Township, New Jersey.
The Hanover Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 90.9:100 i.e. 90.9 men to 100 women (0.909).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 774.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 719.

Hanover township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hanover township population: 77.90% are White, 1.62% are Black or African American, 15.81% are Asian, 1.23% are some other race and 3.44% are multiracial.
Hanover township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1,123 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,44 (92.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hanover township is White with a population of 11,345 (77.90% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,667 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Hanover township's population increased by 783 (6.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hanover township's population increased by 879 (6.39%), 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, Hanover township's population was lowest in year 2001 at 12,882.