Sparta Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

19,621

Total Population

42.4

Median age

50.80%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

49.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,145

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sparta township is 42.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sparta township's population under 18 was 24.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sparta township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sparta township, 19.90% were under the age of 15, 16.44% aged 15 to 29, 50.29% aged 30 to 64, 11.99% aged 65 to 84, and 1.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 313 more females than males in Sparta township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.80% females and 49.20% males in Sparta Township, New Jersey.
The Sparta Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 944.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,147.

Sparta township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sparta township population: 90.37% are White, 0.57% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.79% are Asian, 1.29% are some other race and 3.97% are multiracial.
Sparta township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1,145 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,476 (94.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sparta township is White with a population of 17,731 (90.37% of the total population).

Sparta township's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 20,085 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Sparta township's population increased by 1,429 (7.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sparta township's population increased by 46 (0.23%), 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, Sparta township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 18,147.