Moorestown Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

21,265

Total Population

44.4

Median age

51.82%

Female population %

93:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

53.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,165

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Moorestown township is 44.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Moorestown township's population under 18 was 24.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Moorestown township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Moorestown township, 18.46% were under the age of 15, 16.99% aged 15 to 29, 48.19% aged 30 to 64, 13.81% aged 65 to 84, and 2.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 775 more females than males in Moorestown township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.82% females and 48.18% males in Moorestown Township, New Jersey.
The Moorestown Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 93:100 i.e. 93 men to 100 women (0.930).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 979.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,066.

Moorestown township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Moorestown township population: 81.44% are White, 3.94% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.55% are Asian, 1.72% are some other race and 5.17% are multiracial.
Moorestown township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1,165 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 20,1 (94.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Moorestown township is White with a population of 17,319 (81.44% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 21,500 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Moorestown township's population increased by 1,685 (8.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Moorestown township's population increased by 618 (2.98%), 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, Moorestown township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 19,066.