Monroe township, Middlesex County, New Jersey Population

Overview

47,549

Total Population

55.8

Median age

51.61%

Female population %

93.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

109.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,942

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Monroe township is 55.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Monroe township's population under 18 was 18.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Monroe township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 37.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Monroe township, 14.72% were under the age of 15, 9.08% aged 15 to 29, 38.62% aged 30 to 64, 31.20% aged 65 to 84, and 6.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,535 more females than males in Monroe township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.61% females and 48.39% males in Monroe township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
The Monroe township, Middlesex County, New Jersey gender ratio is 93.7:100 i.e. 93.7 men to 100 women (0.937).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,960.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 2,653.

Monroe township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Monroe township population: 73.33% are White, 2.84% are Black or African American, 0.12% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 19.98% are Asian, 0.35% are some other race and 3.38% are multiracial.
Monroe township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2,942 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 44,607 (93.81% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Monroe township is White with a population of 34,867 (73.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 48,504 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Monroe township's population increased by 10,852 (37.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Monroe township's population increased by 9,086 (23.05%), 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, Monroe township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 28,566.