Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

4,164

Total Population

51.5

Median age

51.49%

Female population %

94.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

67

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pilesgrove township is 51.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pilesgrove township's population under 18 was 18.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pilesgrove township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pilesgrove township, 14.60% were under the age of 15, 12.39% aged 15 to 29, 47.96% aged 30 to 64, 19.98% aged 65 to 84, and 5.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 124 more females than males in Pilesgrove township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.49% females and 48.51% males in Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey.
The Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 94.2:100 i.e. 94.2 men to 100 women (0.942).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 244.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 295.

Pilesgrove township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pilesgrove township population: 92.34% are White, 3.75% are Black or African American, 1.01% are Asian, 0.26% are some other race and 2.64% are multiracial.
Pilesgrove township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 67 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,097 (98.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pilesgrove township is White with a population of 3,845 (92.34% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,624 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Pilesgrove township's population increased by 103 (2.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pilesgrove township's population increased by 105 (2.57%), 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, Pilesgrove township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,978.