Colts Neck Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

9,975

Total Population

48.0

Median age

51.76%

Female population %

93.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

56.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

614

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Colts Neck township is 48.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Colts Neck township's population under 18 was 23.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Colts Neck township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Colts Neck township, 19.29% were under the age of 15, 15.53% aged 15 to 29, 48.43% aged 30 to 64, 15.62% aged 65 to 84, and 1.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 351 more females than males in Colts Neck township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.76% females and 48.24% males in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey.
The Colts Neck Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 93.2:100 i.e. 93.2 men to 100 women (0.932).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 585.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 553.

Colts Neck township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Colts Neck township population: 91.30% are White, 0.32% are Black or African American, 3.29% are Asian, 0.18% are some other race and 4.91% are multiracial.
Colts Neck township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 614 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,361 (93.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Colts Neck township is White with a population of 9,107 (91.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,692 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Colts Neck township's population decreased by 100 (0.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Colts Neck township's population decreased by 210 (2.07%), 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, Colts Neck township's population was lowest in year 2019 at 9,831.