Lower Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

22,095

Total Population

48.9

Median age

51.13%

Female population %

95.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,204

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lower township is 48.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lower township's population under 18 was 18.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lower township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lower township, 15.31% were under the age of 15, 16.47% aged 15 to 29, 43.90% aged 30 to 64, 21.06% aged 65 to 84, and 3.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 499 more females than males in Lower township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.13% females and 48.87% males in Lower Township, New Jersey.
The Lower Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 95.6:100 i.e. 95.6 men to 100 women (0.956).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,093.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,172.

Lower township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lower township population: 91.94% are White, 0.76% are Black or African American, 0.08% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.34% are Asian, 1.30% are some other race and 5.58% are multiracial.
Lower township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1,204 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 20,891 (94.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lower township is White with a population of 20,315 (91.94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 22,909 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lower township's population decreased by 37 (0.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lower township's population decreased by 874 (3.82%), 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 township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 20,335.