Woodland Park, NJ Population

Overview

13,265

Total Population

43.9

Median age

51.03%

Female population %

96:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

57.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,472

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Woodland Park is 43.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Woodland Park's population under 18 was 19.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Woodland Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Woodland Park, 15.79% were under the age of 15, 20.05% aged 15 to 29, 43.60% aged 30 to 64, 17.82% aged 65 to 84, and 2.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 273 more females than males in Woodland Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.03% females and 48.97% males in Woodland Park, NJ.
The Woodland Park, NJ gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 677.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 730.

Woodland Park's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Woodland Park population: 74.81% are White, 6.88% are Black or African American, 0.55% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.07% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 6.36% are some other race and 5.21% are multiracial.
Woodland Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 3,472 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,793 (73.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Woodland Park is White with a population of 9,924 (74.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 13,424 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Woodland Park's population increased by 830 (7.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Woodland Park's population increased by 1,589 (13.43%), 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, Woodland Park's population was lowest in year 2000 at 11,005.