Jersey City

Population: 289,691
Median household income: $94,813
Median home value: $534,500

Jersey City, a community in Hudson County, New Jersey, has 289,691 residents. Its median household income of $94,813 runs above the Hudson County figure of $90,032.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jersey City's population grew 10.6% from 261,940 to 289,691, while its median home value rose 43.0% from $373,700 to $534,500.

28.1% of workers drive to work alone. 7.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 289,691
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $94,813
Median home value: $534,500
Median gross rent: $1,902
Housing units: 132,636
Homeownership rate: 28.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

261,940289,691

Median household income

$70,752$94,813

Median home value

$373,700$534,500

Median gross rent

$1,401$1,902

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	261,940	$70,752	$373,700	$1,401
2020	262,652	$76,444	$406,200	$1,485
2021	287,146	$81,390	$437,200	$1,611
2022	287,899	$91,151	$500,100	$1,799
2023	289,691	$94,813	$534,500	$1,902

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3423.2%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19,990	6.9%
5 to 17	37,911	13.1%
18 to 24	21,427	7.4%
25 to 34	67,245	23.2%
35 to 44	48,683	16.8%
45 to 54	32,077	11.1%
55 to 64	28,406	9.8%
65 to 74	20,399	7.0%
75 and over	13,553	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	69,456	24.0%
Black or African American	57,448	19.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	575	0.2%
Asian	73,791	25.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	3,351	1.2%
Two or more races	10,619	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	74,443	25.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate20.2%

Some college or associate's17.1%

Bachelor's degree29.4%

Graduate or professional degree23.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19,966	9.5%
High school graduate	42,570	20.2%
Some college or associate's	36,057	17.1%
Bachelor's degree	61,859	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	49,911	23.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone28.1%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit37.1%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home21.6%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	43,248	28.1%
Carpooled	7,284	4.7%
Public transit	57,133	37.1%
Walked	8,509	5.5%
Bicycle	1,292	0.8%
Worked from home	33,314	21.6%
Other means	3,285	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,024	10.0%
15 to 29 min	30,232	25.0%
30 to 44 min	34,613	28.7%
45 to 59 min	22,373	18.5%
60+ min	21,509	17.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 15.6% (44,826 of 286,962)

	Count	Share
Family households	67,716	55.0%
Nonfamily households	55,416	45.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	123,132	92.8%
Vacant	9,504	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	35,447	28.8%
Renter-occupied	87,685	71.2%

1-unit, detached7.4%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units31.7%

5 to 19 units15.5%

20 or more units37.9%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,795	7.4%
1-unit, attached	9,802	7.4%
2 to 4 units	42,095	31.7%
5 to 19 units	20,575	15.5%
20 or more units	50,302	37.9%
Mobile home & other	67	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3436000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 6.28 sq mi
Center point: 40.7114, -74.0648