Palisades Park, NJ Population

Overview

20,291

Total Population

40.9

Median age

50.88%

Female population %

96.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

36.9

Total dependency ratio

Asian

Largest racial group

4,512

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Palisades Park's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Palisades Park is 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palisades Park's population under 18 was 13.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palisades Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palisades Park, 11.16% were under the age of 15, 21.68% aged 15 to 29, 51.38% aged 30 to 64, 13.84% aged 65 to 84, and 1.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 357 more females than males in Palisades Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.88% females and 49.12% males in Palisades Park, NJ.
The Palisades Park, NJ gender ratio is 96.5:100 i.e. 96.5 men to 100 women (0.965).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 966.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 970.

Palisades Park's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Palisades Park population: 27.72% are White, 1.85% are Black or African American, 0.24% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 58.73% are Asian, 0.14% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 6.29% are some other race and 5.03% are multiracial.
Palisades Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Asian population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 4,512 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,779 (77.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palisades Park is Asian with a population of 11,916 (58.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 20,721 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Palisades Park's population increased by 2,446 (14.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palisades Park's population increased by 665 (3.39%), 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, Palisades Park's population was lowest in year 2000 at 17,166.