Hope Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

1,904

Total Population

46.9

Median age

44.64%

Female population %

124:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

44.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

151

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hope township is 46.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hope township's population under 18 was 15.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hope township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hope township, 11.71% were under the age of 15, 22.16% aged 15 to 29, 47.22% aged 30 to 64, 16.70% aged 65 to 84, and 2.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 204 less females than males in Hope township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.64% females and 55.36% males in Hope Township, New Jersey.
The Hope Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 124:100 i.e. 124 men to 100 women (1.240).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 114.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 122.

Hope township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hope township population: 91.96% are White, 0.26% are Black or African American, 3.73% are Asian, 1.26% are some other race and 2.78% are multiracial.
Hope township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 151 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,753 (92.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hope township is White with a population of 1,751 (91.96% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,981 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Hope township's population increased by 23 (1.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hope township's population decreased by 100 (5.18%), 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, Hope township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,829.