Middle Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

20,423

Total Population

45.8

Median age

48.89%

Female population %

104.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,133

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Middle township is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Middle township's population under 18 was 18.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Middle township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Middle township, 15.95% were under the age of 15, 16.61% aged 15 to 29, 44.77% aged 30 to 64, 20.91% aged 65 to 84, and 1.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 453 less females than males in Middle township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.89% females and 51.11% males in Middle Township, New Jersey.
The Middle Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 104.5:100 i.e. 104.5 men to 100 women (1.045).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 846.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 899.

Middle township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Middle township population: 81.47% are White, 9.93% are Black or African American, 1.42% are Asian, 2.36% are some other race and 4.82% are multiracial.
Middle township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2,133 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,29 (89.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Middle township is White with a population of 16,638 (81.47% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 20,564 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Middle township's population increased by 2,559 (15.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Middle township's population increased by 1,402 (7.41%), 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, Middle township's population was lowest in year 2007 at 16,287.