Upper Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

12,383

Total Population

45.9

Median age

50.97%

Female population %

96.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

71.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

394

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Upper township is 45.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Upper township's population under 18 was 21.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Upper township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Upper township, 18.61% were under the age of 15, 14.12% aged 15 to 29, 44.10% aged 30 to 64, 21.79% aged 65 to 84, and 1.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 241 more females than males in Upper township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.97% females and 49.03% males in Upper Township, New Jersey.
The Upper Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 96.2:100 i.e. 96.2 men to 100 women (0.962).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 512.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 532.

Upper township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Upper township population: 97.17% are White, 0.20% are Black or African American, 1.39% are Asian, 0.81% are some other race and 0.43% are multiracial.
Upper township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 394 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,989 (96.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Upper township is White with a population of 12,033 (97.17% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,639 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Upper township's population increased by 236 (1.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Upper township's population increased by 147 (1.19%), 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, Upper township's population was lowest in year 2009 at 11,101.