Union Beach, NJ Population

Overview

5,781

Total Population

43.5

Median age

50.15%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

30.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

627

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Union Beach is 43.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Union Beach's population under 18 was 16.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Union Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Union Beach, 11.97% were under the age of 15, 23.11% aged 15 to 29, 53.76% aged 30 to 64, 10.10% aged 65 to 84, and 1.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17 more females than males in Union Beach:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.15% females and 49.85% males in Union Beach, NJ.
The Union Beach, NJ gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 391.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 372.

Union Beach's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Union Beach population: 89.71% are White, 2.18% are Asian, 1.59% are some other race and 6.52% are multiracial.
Union Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 627 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,154 (89.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Union Beach is White with a population of 5,186 (89.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,767 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Union Beach's population decreased by 408 (6.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Union Beach's population decreased by 556 (8.87%), 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, Union Beach's population was lowest in year 2019 at 5,315.