Wayne Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

54,880

Total Population

42.6

Median age

51.00%

Female population %

96.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6,307

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wayne township is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wayne township's population under 18 was 21.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wayne township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wayne township, 17.41% were under the age of 15, 18.61% aged 15 to 29, 44.48% aged 30 to 64, 16.54% aged 65 to 84, and 2.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,094 more females than males in Wayne township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.00% females and 49.00% males in Wayne Township, New Jersey.
The Wayne Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 96.1:100 i.e. 96.1 men to 100 women (0.961).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 2,344.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 2,090.

Wayne township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wayne township population: 80.64% are White, 2.49% are Black or African American, 9.61% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.51% are some other race and 4.61% are multiracial.
Wayne township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 6,307 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 48,573 (88.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wayne township is White with a population of 44,257 (80.64% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 55,181 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Wayne township's population increased by 153 (0.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wayne township's population decreased by 63 (0.12%), 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, Wayne township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 52,960.