Overview
1,000
Total Population
62.6
Median age
52.30%
Female population %
91.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
84.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
17
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Ship Bottom's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Ship Bottom is 62.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Ship Bottom's population under 18 was 7.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Ship Bottom's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 39.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Ship Bottom, 6.00% were under the age of 15, 9.30% aged 15 to 29, 44.90% aged 30 to 64, 36.70% aged 65 to 84, and 3.10% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 46 more females than males in Ship Bottom:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.30% females and 47.70% males in Ship Bottom, NJ.
- The Ship Bottom, NJ gender ratio is 91.2:100 i.e. 91.2 men to 100 women (0.912).
- For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 80.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 105.
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Race / Ethnicity
Ship Bottom's population is not that diverse:
- Racial distribution of Ship Bottom population: 99.70% are White and 0.30% are Asian.
- Ship Bottom's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
- By ethnicity, 17 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 983 (98.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Ship Bottom is White with a population of 997 (99.70% of the total population).
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Year by year
Ship Bottom's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,472 in the year 2009
- From 2000 to 2010, Ship Bottom's population decreased by 246 (17.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Ship Bottom's population decreased by 57 (4.95%), 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, Ship Bottom's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,094.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)