Plumsted Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

8,112

Total Population

41.4

Median age

49.35%

Female population %

102.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

49.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

627

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plumsted township is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plumsted township's population under 18 was 21.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plumsted township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plumsted township, 16.49% were under the age of 15, 18.22% aged 15 to 29, 48.77% aged 30 to 64, 14.62% aged 65 to 84, and 1.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 106 less females than males in Plumsted township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.35% females and 50.65% males in Plumsted Township, New Jersey.
The Plumsted Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 102.6:100 i.e. 102.6 men to 100 women (1.026).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 469.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 442.

Plumsted township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Plumsted township population: 97.07% are White, 1.20% are Black or African American, 0.52% are Asian and 1.22% are multiracial.
Plumsted township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 627 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,485 (92.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plumsted township is White with a population of 7,874 (97.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,573 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Plumsted township's population increased by 1,097 (14.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plumsted township's population decreased by 354 (4.20%), 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, Plumsted township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,337.