Moonachie, NJ Population

Overview

3,079

Total Population

36.4

Median age

54.14%

Female population %

84.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

60.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,819

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Moonachie's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Moonachie is 36.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Moonachie's population under 18 was 25.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Moonachie's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Moonachie, 24.00% were under the age of 15, 16.40% aged 15 to 29, 45.99% aged 30 to 64, 13.15% aged 65 to 84, and 0.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 255 more females than males in Moonachie:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.14% females and 45.86% males in Moonachie, NJ.
The Moonachie, NJ gender ratio is 84.7:100 i.e. 84.7 men to 100 women (0.847).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 179.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 173.

Moonachie's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Moonachie population: 74.70% are White, 1.66% are Black or African American, 5.65% are Asian, 11.24% are some other race and 6.76% are multiracial.
Moonachie's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 1,819 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,26 (40.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Moonachie is White with a population of 2,3 (74.70% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,120 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Moonachie's population decreased by 88 (3.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Moonachie's population increased by 427 (15.86%), 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, Moonachie's population was lowest in year 2010 at 2,693.