Hunterdon County, NJ Population

Overview

128,807

Total Population

46.5

Median age

50.25%

Female population %

99:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

51.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9,112

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hunterdon County is 46.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hunterdon County's population under 18 was 19.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hunterdon County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hunterdon County, 14.95% were under the age of 15, 17.69% aged 15 to 29, 48.51% aged 30 to 64, 16.44% aged 65 to 84, and 2.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 633 more females than males in Hunterdon County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.25% females and 49.75% males in Hunterdon County, NJ.
The Hunterdon County, NJ gender ratio is 99:100 i.e. 99 men to 100 women (0.990).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 5,857.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 6,014.

Hunterdon County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hunterdon County population: 87.42% are White, 2.87% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.36% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.35% are some other race and 3.86% are multiracial.
Hunterdon County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 9,112 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 119,695 (92.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hunterdon County is White with a population of 112,609 (87.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 130,737 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Hunterdon County's population increased by 4,650 (3.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hunterdon County's population increased by 1,463 (1.15%), 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, Hunterdon County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 122,673.