Maurice River Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

6,876

Total Population

38.6

Median age

17.44%

Female population %

473.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

19.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,235

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Maurice River township is 38.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Maurice River township's population under 18 was 8.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Maurice River township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Maurice River township, 5.83% were under the age of 15, 17.74% aged 15 to 29, 66.16% aged 30 to 64, 9.55% aged 65 to 84, and 0.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4,478 less females than males in Maurice River township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 17.44% females and 82.56% males in Maurice River Township, New Jersey.
The Maurice River Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 473.5:100 i.e. 473.5 men to 100 women (4.735).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 1,104.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 123.

Maurice River township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Maurice River township population: 45.54% are White, 38.42% are Black or African American, 0.36% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.49% are Asian, 13.98% are some other race and 1.21% are multiracial.
Maurice River township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the township.
By ethnicity, 1,235 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,641 (82.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Maurice River township is White with a population of 3,131 (45.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,165 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Maurice River township's population increased by 214 (2.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Maurice River township's population decreased by 1,376 (18.17%), 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, Maurice River township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,989.