Morris County, NJ Population

Overview

508,347

Total Population

42.7

Median age

50.54%

Female population %

97.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

51.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

69,893

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Morris County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Morris County is 42.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Morris County's population under 18 was 21.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Morris County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Morris County, 16.91% were under the age of 15, 17.98% aged 15 to 29, 48.07% aged 30 to 64, 14.49% aged 65 to 84, and 2.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5,459 more females than males in Morris County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.54% females and 49.46% males in Morris County, NJ.
The Morris County, NJ gender ratio is 97.9:100 i.e. 97.9 men to 100 women (0.979).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 20,793.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 20,385.

Morris County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Morris County population: 76.93% are White, 3.33% are Black or African American, 0.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 10.57% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.33% are some other race and 5.67% are multiracial.
Morris County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 69,893 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 438,454 (86.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Morris County is White with a population of 391,087 (76.93% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 511,151 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Morris County's population increased by 21,263 (4.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Morris County's population increased by 15,761 (3.20%), 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, Morris County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 471,360.