Surf City, NJ Population

Overview

1,259

Total Population

62.8

Median age

53.22%

Female population %

87.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

99.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Surf City is 62.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Surf City's population under 18 was 5.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Surf City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 45.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Surf City, 4.53% were under the age of 15, 7.55% aged 15 to 29, 42.57% aged 30 to 64, 41.30% aged 65 to 84, and 4.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 81 more females than males in Surf City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.22% females and 46.78% males in Surf City, NJ.
The Surf City, NJ gender ratio is 87.9:100 i.e. 87.9 men to 100 women (0.879).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 106.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 98.

Surf City's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Surf City population: 99.21% are White, 0.56% are Asian and 0.24% are multiracial.
Surf City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,246 (98.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Surf City is White with a population of 1,249 (99.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,566 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Surf City's population decreased by 266 (18.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Surf City's population increased by 68 (5.77%), 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, Surf City's population was lowest in year 2012 at 1,171.