Harding Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

3,871

Total Population

50.2

Median age

51.72%

Female population %

93.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

72.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Harding township is 50.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Harding township's population under 18 was 22.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Harding township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.14% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Harding township, 16.89% were under the age of 15, 12.40% aged 15 to 29, 45.57% aged 30 to 64, 22.60% aged 65 to 84, and 2.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 133 more females than males in Harding township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.72% females and 48.28% males in Harding Township, New Jersey.
The Harding Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 93.4:100 i.e. 93.4 men to 100 women (0.934).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 189.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 193.

Harding township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Harding township population: 91.06% are White, 2.22% are Black or African American, 4.52% are Asian and 2.20% are multiracial.
Harding township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,771 (97.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Harding township is White with a population of 3,525 (91.06% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,885 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Harding township's population increased by 537 (16.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Harding township's population increased by 58 (1.52%), 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, Harding township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,271.