Spring Lake, NJ Population

Overview

2,814

Total Population

58.5

Median age

51.42%

Female population %

94.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

90.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

17

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Spring Lake is 58.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Spring Lake's population under 18 was 14.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Spring Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 35.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Spring Lake, 11.87% were under the age of 15, 8.14% aged 15 to 29, 44.28% aged 30 to 64, 32.05% aged 65 to 84, and 3.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 80 more females than males in Spring Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.42% females and 48.58% males in Spring Lake, NJ.
The Spring Lake, NJ gender ratio is 94.5:100 i.e. 94.5 men to 100 women (0.945).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 201.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 167.

Spring Lake's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Spring Lake population: 93.11% are White, 0.07% are Black or African American, 3.34% are Asian, 0.25% are some other race and 3.23% are multiracial.
Spring Lake'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 2,797 (99.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Spring Lake is White with a population of 2,62 (93.11% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,575 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Spring Lake's population decreased by 582 (16.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Spring Lake's population decreased by 209 (6.98%), 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's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,776.