Spring Lake Heights, NJ Population

Overview

4,871

Total Population

46.0

Median age

56.52%

Female population %

76.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

64.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

89

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Spring Lake Heights is 46.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Spring Lake Heights's population under 18 was 17.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Spring Lake Heights's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Spring Lake Heights, 16.24% were under the age of 15, 14.68% aged 15 to 29, 46.19% aged 30 to 64, 18.09% aged 65 to 84, and 4.80% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 635 more females than males in Spring Lake Heights:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.52% females and 43.48% males in Spring Lake Heights, NJ.
The Spring Lake Heights, NJ gender ratio is 76.9:100 i.e. 76.9 men to 100 women (0.769).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 278.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 333.

Spring Lake Heights's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Spring Lake Heights population: 97.89% are White, 1.54% are Asian and 0.57% are multiracial.
Spring Lake Heights's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 89 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,782 (98.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Spring Lake Heights is White with a population of 4,768 (97.89% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,236 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Spring Lake Heights's population decreased by 571 (10.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Spring Lake Heights's population increased by 211 (4.52%), 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, Spring Lake Heights's population was lowest in year 2019 at 4,501.