Little Silver, NJ Population

Overview

6,103

Total Population

47.0

Median age

50.75%

Female population %

97.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

139

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Little Silver is 47.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Little Silver's population under 18 was 24.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Little Silver's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Little Silver, 20.79% were under the age of 15, 9.27% aged 15 to 29, 52.68% aged 30 to 64, 15.03% aged 65 to 84, and 2.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 91 more females than males in Little Silver:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.75% females and 49.25% males in Little Silver, NJ.
The Little Silver, NJ gender ratio is 97.1:100 i.e. 97.1 men to 100 women (0.971).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 333.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 397.

Little Silver's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Little Silver population: 98.15% are White, 0.85% are Asian and 1% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander.
Little Silver's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 139 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,964 (97.72% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Little Silver is White with a population of 5,99 (98.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,204 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Little Silver's population decreased by 206 (3.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Little Silver's population increased by 148 (2.48%), 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 Silver's population was lowest in year 2019 at 5,790.