Piscataway Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

60,602

Total Population

33.7

Median age

49.92%

Female population %

100.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

34.7

Total dependency ratio

Asian

Largest racial group

9,058

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Piscataway township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Piscataway township is 33.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Piscataway township's population under 18 was 17.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Piscataway township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Piscataway township, 14.22% were under the age of 15, 31.15% aged 15 to 29, 43.07% aged 30 to 64, 10.55% aged 65 to 84, and 1.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 102 less females than males in Piscataway township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.92% females and 50.08% males in Piscataway Township, New Jersey.
The Piscataway Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 100.3:100 i.e. 100.3 men to 100 women (1.003).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 4,061.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 3,754.

Piscataway township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Piscataway township population: 31.35% are White, 19.63% are Black or African American, 0.30% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 37% are Asian, 6.45% are some other race and 5.26% are multiracial.
Piscataway township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the township.
By ethnicity, 9,058 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 51,544 (85.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Piscataway township is Asian with a population of 22,423 (37% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 60,750 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Piscataway township's population increased by 5,353 (10.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Piscataway township's population increased by 4,739 (8.46%), 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, Piscataway township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 50,658.