Mantua Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

15,393

Total Population

43.6

Median age

53.53%

Female population %

86.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

40.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

248

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mantua township is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mantua township's population under 18 was 20.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mantua township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.96% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mantua township, 15.04% were under the age of 15, 19.74% aged 15 to 29, 51.26% aged 30 to 64, 12.56% aged 65 to 84, and 1.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,087 more females than males in Mantua township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.53% females and 46.47% males in Mantua Township, New Jersey.
The Mantua Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 86.8:100 i.e. 86.8 men to 100 women (0.868).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 773.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 745.

Mantua township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mantua township population: 93.67% are White, 3.55% are Black or African American, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.01% are Asian, 0.15% are some other race and 1.35% are multiracial.
Mantua township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 248 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,145 (98.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mantua township is White with a population of 14,419 (93.67% of the total population).

Mantua township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 15,396 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Mantua township's population increased by 1,083 (7.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mantua township's population decreased by 59 (0.39%), 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, Mantua township's population was lowest in year 2001 at 14,177.