Wantage Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

10,831

Total Population

43.2

Median age

50.61%

Female population %

97.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

51.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

782

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wantage township is 43.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wantage township's population under 18 was 20.19%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wantage township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wantage township, 16.07% were under the age of 15, 20.48% aged 15 to 29, 45.41% aged 30 to 64, 15.99% aged 65 to 84, and 2.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 133 more females than males in Wantage township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.61% females and 49.39% males in Wantage Township, New Jersey.
The Wantage Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 524.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 493.

Wantage township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wantage township population: 91.15% are White, 0.62% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.22% are Asian, 0.33% are some other race and 6.66% are multiracial.
Wantage township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 782 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,049 (92.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wantage township is White with a population of 9,872 (91.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,641 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Wantage township's population increased by 907 (8.68%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wantage township's population decreased by 565 (4.98%), 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, Wantage township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 10,449.