Overview
12,642
Total Population
44.4
Median age
49.07%
Female population %
103.8:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
60.6
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
729
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Pennsville township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Pennsville township is 44.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Pennsville township's population under 18 was 20.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Pennsville township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Pennsville township, 18.17% were under the age of 15, 14.79% aged 15 to 29, 47.48% aged 30 to 64, 16.64% aged 65 to 84, and 2.91% were 85 years of age and older.
![Pennsville Township, New Jersey population by age group The graph shows Pennsville township's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/pennsville-township-nj-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 234 less females than males in Pennsville township:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.07% females and 50.93% males in Pennsville Township, New Jersey.
- The Pennsville Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 103.8:100 i.e. 103.8 men to 100 women (1.038).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 621.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 540.
![Pennsville Township, New Jersey population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Pennsville Township, New Jersey population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/pennsville-township-nj-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Pennsville township's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Pennsville township population: 89.90% are White, 3.22% are Black or African American, 0.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.29% are Asian, 2.01% are some other race and 3.43% are multiracial.
- Pennsville township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
- By ethnicity, 729 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,913 (94.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Pennsville township is White with a population of 11,365 (89.90% of the total population).
![Pennsville Township, New Jersey population by race The bar chart shows Pennsville Township, New Jersey population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/pennsville-township-nj-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
Pennsville township's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 13,428 in the year 2007
- From 2000 to 2010, Pennsville township's population increased by 225 (1.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Pennsville township's population decreased by 711 (5.31%), 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, Pennsville township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 12,409.
![Pennsville Township, New Jersey population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Pennsville township's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-pennsville-township-nj-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)