Readington Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

16,104

Total Population

50.5

Median age

50.37%

Female population %

98.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

65.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,34

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Readington township is 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Readington township's population under 18 was 19.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Readington township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Readington township, 15.07% were under the age of 15, 14.47% aged 15 to 29, 46.10% aged 30 to 64, 19.55% aged 65 to 84, and 4.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 118 more females than males in Readington township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.37% females and 49.63% males in Readington Township, New Jersey.
The Readington Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 98.5:100 i.e. 98.5 men to 100 women (0.985).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 810.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 908.

Readington township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Readington township population: 87.48% are White, 0.68% are Black or African American, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.86% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.69% are some other race and 6.12% are multiracial.
Readington township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1,34 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,764 (91.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Readington township is White with a population of 14,088 (87.48% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,438 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Readington township's population increased by 166 (1.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Readington township's population decreased by 5 (0.03%), 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, Readington township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 15,872.