Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

1,704

Total Population

48.5

Median age

49.41%

Female population %

102.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

58

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Lower Alloways Creek township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lower Alloways Creek township is 48.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lower Alloways Creek township's population under 18 was 16.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lower Alloways Creek township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lower Alloways Creek township, 13.56% were under the age of 15, 16.73% aged 15 to 29, 47.01% aged 30 to 64, 18.19% aged 65 to 84, and 4.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20 less females than males in Lower Alloways Creek township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.41% females and 50.59% males in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey.
The Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 102.4:100 i.e. 102.4 men to 100 women (1.024).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 109.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 100.

Lower Alloways Creek township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lower Alloways Creek township population: 93.25% are White, 3.99% are Black or African American, 0.47% are Asian and 2.29% are some other race.
Lower Alloways Creek township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 58 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,646 (96.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lower Alloways Creek township is White with a population of 1,589 (93.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,891 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Lower Alloways Creek township's population decreased by 49 (2.68%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lower Alloways Creek township's population decreased by 66 (3.70%), 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, Lower Alloways Creek township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,671.