Seaside Heights, NJ Population

Overview

2,161

Total Population

50.0

Median age

36.65%

Female population %

172.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

35.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

241

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Seaside Heights's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Seaside Heights is 50.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Seaside Heights's population under 18 was 15.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Seaside Heights's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Seaside Heights, 14.39% were under the age of 15, 14.99% aged 15 to 29, 58.63% aged 30 to 64, 10.32% aged 65 to 84, and 1.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 577 less females than males in Seaside Heights:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 36.65% females and 63.35% males in Seaside Heights, NJ.
The Seaside Heights, NJ gender ratio is 172.9:100 i.e. 172.9 men to 100 women (1.729).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 224.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 223.

Seaside Heights's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Seaside Heights population: 93.20% are White, 0.05% are Black or African American, 0.05% are Asian, 6.20% are some other race and 0.51% are multiracial.
Seaside Heights's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 241 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,92 (88.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Seaside Heights is White with a population of 2,014 (93.20% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,352 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Seaside Heights's population decreased by 267 (8.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Seaside Heights's population decreased by 448 (15.52%), 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, Seaside Heights's population was lowest in year 2020 at 2,439.