Independence Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

5,459

Total Population

45.7

Median age

51.07%

Female population %

95.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

48.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

571

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Independence township is 45.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Independence township's population under 18 was 17.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Independence township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Independence township, 13.17% were under the age of 15, 18.30% aged 15 to 29, 49.07% aged 30 to 64, 17.22% aged 65 to 84, and 2.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 117 more females than males in Independence township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.07% females and 48.93% males in Independence Township, New Jersey.
The Independence Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 95.8:100 i.e. 95.8 men to 100 women (0.958).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 280.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 306.

Independence township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Independence township population: 93.31% are White, 1.65% are Black or African American, 0.55% are Asian, 1.85% are some other race and 2.64% are multiracial.
Independence township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 571 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,888 (89.54% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Independence township is White with a population of 5,094 (93.31% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,792 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Independence township's population decreased by 7 (0.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Independence township's population decreased by 176 (3.12%), 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, Independence township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 5,421.