Roxbury Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

23,149

Total Population

43.9

Median age

51.38%

Female population %

94.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

51.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,321

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Roxbury township is 43.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Roxbury township's population under 18 was 19.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Roxbury township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Roxbury township, 14.90% were under the age of 15, 19.14% aged 15 to 29, 47.09% aged 30 to 64, 16.45% aged 65 to 84, and 2.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 641 more females than males in Roxbury township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.38% females and 48.62% males in Roxbury Township, New Jersey.
The Roxbury Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 94.6:100 i.e. 94.6 men to 100 women (0.946).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 990.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 1,084.

Roxbury township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Roxbury township population: 80.73% are White, 5.08% are Black or African American, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.67% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.32% are some other race and 7.78% are multiracial.
Roxbury township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 2,321 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 20,828 (89.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Roxbury township is White with a population of 18,689 (80.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 23,481 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Roxbury township's population increased by 204 (0.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Roxbury township's population decreased by 313 (1.34%), 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, Roxbury township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 22,571.