Pequannock Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

15,577

Total Population

50.2

Median age

51.44%

Female population %

94.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

76.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,24

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pequannock township is 50.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pequannock township's population under 18 was 17.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pequannock township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pequannock township, 13.91% were under the age of 15, 18.50% aged 15 to 29, 38.32% aged 30 to 64, 19.25% aged 65 to 84, and 10.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 449 more females than males in Pequannock township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.44% females and 48.56% males in Pequannock Township, New Jersey.
The Pequannock Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 94.4:100 i.e. 94.4 men to 100 women (0.944).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 831.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 1,162.

Pequannock township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pequannock township population: 90.57% are White, 0.88% are Black or African American, 0.57% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.31% are Asian, 0.17% are some other race and 4.49% are multiracial.
Pequannock township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1,24 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,337 (92.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pequannock township is White with a population of 14,108 (90.57% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,971 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Pequannock township's population increased by 1,779 (12.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pequannock township's population increased by 27 (0.17%), 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, Pequannock township's population was lowest in year 2001 at 13,610.