Long Beach Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

3,119

Total Population

64.2

Median age

52.48%

Female population %

90.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

116.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

51

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Long Beach township is 64.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Long Beach township's population under 18 was 8.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Long Beach township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 47.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Long Beach township, 6.12% were under the age of 15, 9.11% aged 15 to 29, 37.19% aged 30 to 64, 43.67% aged 65 to 84, and 3.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 155 more females than males in Long Beach township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.48% females and 47.52% males in Long Beach Township, New Jersey.
The Long Beach Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 90.5:100 i.e. 90.5 men to 100 women (0.905).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 222.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 286.

Long Beach township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Long Beach township population: 94.74% are White, 0.96% are Asian, 0.64% are some other race and 3.66% are multiracial.
Long Beach township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 51 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,068 (98.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Long Beach township is White with a population of 2,955 (94.74% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,571 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Long Beach township's population decreased by 250 (7.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Long Beach township's population increased by 73 (2.37%), 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, Long Beach township's population was lowest in year 2014 at 3,024.