Somers Point, NJ Population

Overview

10,470

Total Population

43.3

Median age

51.20%

Female population %

95.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

59.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,432

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Somers Point's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Somers Point is 43.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Somers Point's population under 18 was 21.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Somers Point's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Somers Point, 17.84% were under the age of 15, 20.53% aged 15 to 29, 42.18% aged 30 to 64, 18.04% aged 65 to 84, and 1.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 252 more females than males in Somers Point:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.20% females and 48.80% males in Somers Point, NJ.
The Somers Point, NJ gender ratio is 95.3:100 i.e. 95.3 men to 100 women (0.953).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 633.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 492.

Somers Point's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Somers Point population: 69.45% are White, 15.72% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.75% are Asian, 1.23% are some other race and 7.76% are multiracial.
Somers Point's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,432 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,038 (86.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Somers Point is White with a population of 7,271 (69.45% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,642 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Somers Point's population decreased by 795 (6.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Somers Point's population decreased by 333 (3.09%), 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, Somers Point's population was lowest in year 2019 at 10,173.