Mount Olive Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

28,815

Total Population

39.3

Median age

49.78%

Female population %

100.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

44.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4,747

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mount Olive township is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Olive township's population under 18 was 23.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Olive township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Olive township, 19.21% were under the age of 15, 15.75% aged 15 to 29, 53.66% aged 30 to 64, 10.24% aged 65 to 84, and 1.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 127 less females than males in Mount Olive township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.78% females and 50.22% males in Mount Olive Township, New Jersey.
The Mount Olive Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 100.9:100 i.e. 100.9 men to 100 women (1.009).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 1,366.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 1,248.

Mount Olive township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Olive township population: 76.58% are White, 6.92% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.68% are Asian, 2.99% are some other race and 6.75% are multiracial.
Mount Olive township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 4,747 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 24,068 (83.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Olive township is White with a population of 22,067 (76.58% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 28,990 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Olive township's population increased by 3,932 (16.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Olive township's population increased by 615 (2.18%), 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, Mount Olive township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 24,267.