Tewksbury Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

5,867

Total Population

55.8

Median age

51.61%

Female population %

93.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

64.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

187

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Tewksbury township is 55.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tewksbury township's population under 18 was 18.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tewksbury township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tewksbury township, 13.62% were under the age of 15, 13.52% aged 15 to 29, 47.43% aged 30 to 64, 22.46% aged 65 to 84, and 2.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 189 more females than males in Tewksbury township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.61% females and 48.39% males in Tewksbury Township, New Jersey.
The Tewksbury Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 429.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 508.

Tewksbury township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Tewksbury township population: 90.40% are White, 2.86% are Black or African American, 3.43% are Asian, 0.26% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.55% are some other race and 2.51% are multiracial.
Tewksbury township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 187 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,68 (96.81% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tewksbury township is White with a population of 5,304 (90.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,111 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Tewksbury township's population increased by 400 (7.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tewksbury township's population decreased by 120 (2.01%), 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, Tewksbury township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,575.