Totowa, NJ Population

Overview

11,013

Total Population

43.0

Median age

50.51%

Female population %

98:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

65.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,345

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Totowa is 43.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Totowa's population under 18 was 23.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Totowa's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Totowa, 20.71% were under the age of 15, 14.50% aged 15 to 29, 45.95% aged 30 to 64, 16.44% aged 65 to 84, and 2.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 113 more females than males in Totowa:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.51% females and 49.49% males in Totowa, NJ.
The Totowa, NJ gender ratio is 98:100 i.e. 98 men to 100 women (0.980).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 615.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 584.

Totowa's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Totowa population: 78.55% are White, 4.82% are Black or African American, 2.20% are Asian, 2.53% are some other race and 11.90% are multiracial.
Totowa's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 2,345 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,668 (78.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Totowa is White with a population of 8,651 (78.55% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,022 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Totowa's population increased by 838 (8.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Totowa's population increased by 207 (1.91%), 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, Totowa's population was lowest in year 2000 at 9,977.