Bayonne

Population: 70,468
Median household income: $81,285
Median home value: $446,100

Bayonne is a community in Hudson County, New Jersey, home to 70,468 residents. The median household income of $81,285 is below the Hudson County median ($90,032).

From 2019 to 2023, Bayonne's population grew 8.3% from 65,091 to 70,468, while its median home value rose 33.7% from $333,700 to $446,100.

39.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 37.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 70,468
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $81,285
Median home value: $446,100
Median gross rent: $1,593
Housing units: 30,161
Homeownership rate: 37.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

65,09170,468

Median household income

$63,947$81,285

Median home value

$333,700$446,100

Median gross rent

$1,255$1,593

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	65,091	$63,947	$333,700	$1,255
2020	65,112	$69,511	$346,000	$1,325
2021	70,553	$72,839	$359,800	$1,394
2022	70,497	$80,044	$413,100	$1,474
2023	70,468	$81,285	$446,100	$1,593

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,099	7.2%
5 to 17	11,124	15.8%
18 to 24	4,472	6.3%
25 to 34	10,426	14.8%
35 to 44	11,054	15.7%
45 to 54	8,342	11.8%
55 to 64	9,642	13.7%
65 to 74	6,549	9.3%
75 and over	3,760	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,711	43.6%
Black or African American	7,483	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	136	0.2%
Asian	7,213	10.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29	0.0%
Some other race	376	0.5%
Two or more races	2,455	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,065	31.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree28.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,646	9.3%
High school graduate	14,344	28.8%
Some college or associate's	11,029	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	13,987	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5,767	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone49.5%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit20.9%

Walked6.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,746	49.5%
Carpooled	2,546	7.5%
Public transit	7,084	20.9%
Walked	2,148	6.3%
Bicycle	34	0.1%
Worked from home	4,512	13.3%
Other means	783	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,258	21.3%
15 to 29 min	6,807	23.2%
30 to 44 min	7,096	24.2%
45 to 59 min	3,736	12.7%
60+ min	5,444	18.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 14.4% (10,107 of 70,350)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,536	61.9%
Nonfamily households	10,789	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	28,325	93.9%
Vacant	1,836	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,604	37.4%
Renter-occupied	17,721	62.6%

1-unit, detached14.4%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units46.1%

5 to 19 units17.1%

20 or more units16.1%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,330	14.4%
1-unit, attached	1,868	6.2%
2 to 4 units	13,900	46.1%
5 to 19 units	5,146	17.1%
20 or more units	4,854	16.1%
Mobile home & other	63	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3403580
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.82 sq mi
Water area: 5.4 sq mi
Center point: 40.6625, -74.1102