Watchung, NJ Population

Overview

6,483

Total Population

45.3

Median age

54.19%

Female population %

84.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

83.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

375

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Watchung is 45.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Watchung's population under 18 was 21.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Watchung's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Watchung, 19.44% were under the age of 15, 12.22% aged 15 to 29, 42.30% aged 30 to 64, 21.76% aged 65 to 84, and 4.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 543 more females than males in Watchung:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.19% females and 45.81% males in Watchung, NJ.
The Watchung, NJ gender ratio is 84.5:100 i.e. 84.5 men to 100 women (0.845).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 465.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 425.

Watchung's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Watchung population: 81.95% are White, 0.25% are Black or African American, 13.99% are Asian, 0.51% are some other race and 3.30% are multiracial.
Watchung's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 375 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,108 (94.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Watchung is White with a population of 5,313 (81.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,435 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Watchung's population increased by 936 (18.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Watchung's population increased by 422 (7.02%), 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, Watchung's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,077.