Lavallette, NJ Population

Overview

2,156

Total Population

61.2

Median age

54.73%

Female population %

82.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

112.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

48

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lavallette is 61.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lavallette's population under 18 was 14.29%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lavallette's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 40.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lavallette, 12.57% were under the age of 15, 7.42% aged 15 to 29, 39.66% aged 30 to 64, 35.06% aged 65 to 84, and 5.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 204 more females than males in Lavallette:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.73% females and 45.27% males in Lavallette, NJ.
The Lavallette, NJ gender ratio is 82.7:100 i.e. 82.7 men to 100 women (0.827).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 149.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 131.

Lavallette's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lavallette population: 96.34% are White, 0.32% are Asian and 3.34% are multiracial.
Lavallette's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 48 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,108 (97.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lavallette is White with a population of 2,077 (96.34% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,659 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Lavallette's population decreased by 676 (26.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lavallette's population decreased by 84 (4.47%), 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, Lavallette's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,794.