Gloucester City, NJ Population

Overview

11,438

Total Population

35.4

Median age

49.27%

Female population %

102.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

63.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,749

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Gloucester City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Gloucester City is 35.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gloucester City's population under 18 was 26.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gloucester City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gloucester City, 23.75% were under the age of 15, 18.74% aged 15 to 29, 42.32% aged 30 to 64, 12.02% aged 65 to 84, and 3.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 166 less females than males in Gloucester City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.27% females and 50.73% males in Gloucester City, NJ.
The Gloucester City, NJ gender ratio is 102.9:100 i.e. 102.9 men to 100 women (1.029).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 598.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 512.

Gloucester City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gloucester City population: 78.67% are White, 7.67% are Black or African American, 4.54% are Asian, 5.36% are some other race and 3.77% are multiracial.
Gloucester City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,749 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,689 (84.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gloucester City is White with a population of 8,998 (78.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,575 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Gloucester City's population decreased by 49 (0.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gloucester City's population increased by 28 (0.24%), 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, Gloucester City's population was lowest in year 2019 at 11,220.