Weymouth Township, New Jersey Population

Overview

2,645

Total Population

65.5

Median age

50.09%

Female population %

99.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

164.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

269

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Weymouth township is 65.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Weymouth township's population under 18 was 12.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Weymouth township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 52.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Weymouth township, 9.53% were under the age of 15, 5.86% aged 15 to 29, 31.91% aged 30 to 64, 49.26% aged 65 to 84, and 3.44% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5 more females than males in Weymouth township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.09% females and 49.91% males in Weymouth Township, New Jersey.
The Weymouth Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 99.6:100 i.e. 99.6 men to 100 women (0.996).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 318.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 219.

Weymouth township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Weymouth township population: 79.55% are White, 6.43% are Black or African American, 7.03% are some other race and 6.99% are multiracial.
Weymouth township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 269 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,376 (89.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Weymouth township is White with a population of 2,104 (79.55% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,835 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Weymouth township's population increased by 430 (18.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Weymouth township's population decreased by 52 (1.93%), 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, Weymouth township's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,266.