Old Tappan, NJ Population

Overview

5,870

Total Population

44.5

Median age

49.25%

Female population %

103:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

60.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

396

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Old Tappan's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Old Tappan is 44.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Old Tappan's population under 18 was 26.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Old Tappan's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Old Tappan, 20.48% were under the age of 15, 16.08% aged 15 to 29, 46.27% aged 30 to 64, 15.26% aged 65 to 84, and 1.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 88 less females than males in Old Tappan:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.25% females and 50.75% males in Old Tappan, NJ.
The Old Tappan, NJ gender ratio is 103:100 i.e. 103 men to 100 women (1.030).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 334.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 282.

Old Tappan's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Old Tappan population: 60.05% are White, 0.39% are Black or African American, 35.62% are Asian, 0.22% are some other race and 3.71% are multiracial.
Old Tappan's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 396 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,474 (93.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Old Tappan is White with a population of 3,525 (60.05% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,083 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Old Tappan's population increased by 248 (4.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Old Tappan's population increased by 114 (1.98%), 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, Old Tappan's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,505.