Hopatcong, NJ Population

Overview

14,395

Total Population

41.1

Median age

50.17%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

40.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,375

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hopatcong is 41.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hopatcong's population under 18 was 18.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hopatcong's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hopatcong, 14.80% were under the age of 15, 17.55% aged 15 to 29, 53.73% aged 30 to 64, 13.38% aged 65 to 84, and 0.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 49 more females than males in Hopatcong:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.17% females and 49.83% males in Hopatcong, NJ.
The Hopatcong, NJ gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 709.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 670.

Hopatcong's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hopatcong population: 85.58% are White, 1.76% are Black or African American, 3.67% are Asian, 2.03% are some other race and 6.95% are multiracial.
Hopatcong's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 2,375 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,02 (83.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hopatcong is White with a population of 12,319 (85.58% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 15,928 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Hopatcong's population decreased by 768 (4.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hopatcong's population decreased by 797 (5.27%), 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, Hopatcong's population was lowest in year 2019 at 14,208.