Little Falls Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

13,628

Total Population

47.7

Median age

54.08%

Female population %

84.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

30.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,035

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Little Falls township is 47.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Little Falls township's population under 18 was 10.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Little Falls township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.49% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Little Falls township, 8.84% were under the age of 15, 23.15% aged 15 to 29, 53.51% aged 30 to 64, 13.13% aged 65 to 84, and 1.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,112 more females than males in Little Falls township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.08% females and 45.92% males in Little Falls Township, New Jersey.
The Little Falls Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 84.9:100 i.e. 84.9 men to 100 women (0.849).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 1,008.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,034.

Little Falls township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Little Falls township population: 81.27% are White, 3.84% are Black or African American, 5.60% are Asian, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.25% are some other race and 4.98% are multiracial.
Little Falls township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2,035 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,593 (85.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Little Falls township is White with a population of 11,075 (81.27% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,564 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Little Falls township's population increased by 2,612 (22.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Little Falls township's population decreased by 155 (1.07%), 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, Little Falls township's population was lowest in year 2007 at 11,643.