Hazlet Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

20,193

Total Population

44.1

Median age

51.78%

Female population %

93.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

53.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,246

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hazlet township is 44.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hazlet township's population under 18 was 19.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hazlet township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hazlet township, 15.71% were under the age of 15, 19.00% aged 15 to 29, 46.28% aged 30 to 64, 15.37% aged 65 to 84, and 3.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 717 more females than males in Hazlet township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.78% females and 48.22% males in Hazlet Township, New Jersey.
The Hazlet Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 93.1:100 i.e. 93.1 men to 100 women (0.931).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 874.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 950.

Hazlet township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hazlet township population: 86.99% are White, 1.94% are Black or African American, 2.45% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.94% are some other race and 5.65% are multiracial.
Hazlet township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2,246 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,947 (88.88% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hazlet township is White with a population of 17,565 (86.99% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 21,457 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Hazlet township's population decreased by 1,140 (5.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hazlet township's population decreased by 208 (1.02%), 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, Hazlet township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 19,693.