Mountain Lakes, NJ Population

Overview

4,464

Total Population

43.4

Median age

47.67%

Female population %

109.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

60.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

162

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Mountain Lakes's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mountain Lakes is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mountain Lakes's population under 18 was 33.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mountain Lakes's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mountain Lakes, 26.79% were under the age of 15, 14.07% aged 15 to 29, 48.21% aged 30 to 64, 9.74% aged 65 to 84, and 1.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 208 less females than males in Mountain Lakes:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.67% females and 52.33% males in Mountain Lakes, NJ.
The Mountain Lakes, NJ gender ratio is 109.8:100 i.e. 109.8 men to 100 women (1.098).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 418.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 343.

Mountain Lakes's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mountain Lakes population: 84.72% are White, 14.94% are Asian and 0.34% are multiracial.
Mountain Lakes's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 162 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,302 (96.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mountain Lakes is White with a population of 3,782 (84.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,598 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Mountain Lakes's population decreased by 84 (1.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mountain Lakes's population increased by 296 (7.10%), 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, Mountain Lakes's population was lowest in year 2010 at 4,167.