Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

7,232

Total Population

47.8

Median age

55.95%

Female population %

78.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

64.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

632

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Upper Freehold township is 47.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Upper Freehold township's population under 18 was 18.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Upper Freehold township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Upper Freehold township, 14.82% were under the age of 15, 18.64% aged 15 to 29, 42.17% aged 30 to 64, 21.75% aged 65 to 84, and 2.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 860 more females than males in Upper Freehold township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.95% females and 44.05% males in Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey.
The Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 78.7:100 i.e. 78.7 men to 100 women (0.787).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 392.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 519.

Upper Freehold township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Upper Freehold township population: 87.31% are White, 2.67% are Black or African American, 9.02% are Asian and 1.01% are multiracial.
Upper Freehold township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 632 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,6 (91.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Upper Freehold township is White with a population of 6,314 (87.31% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,273 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Upper Freehold township's population increased by 2,612 (60.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Upper Freehold township's population increased by 345 (4.99%), 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, Upper Freehold township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,302.