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Hoboken

New Jersey · 59,027 residents (2025 est.) · 1.25 sq mi
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The short version

Hoboken is home to 58,668 people in New Jersey. 83% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 34% of the housing stock. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $895,100. That is roughly 74% ahead of the New Jersey median. Households take in $180,579 a year at the median, 120% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $180,579, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
83% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 97%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Hoboken

What changed most since 1990

  • Adults with a bachelor's degree39.7% → 82.6% (+42.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
  • Hispanic share29.8% → 13.4% (−16.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • White share62.0% → 65.5% (+3.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 810 cities and towns in the New York metro

  • 152nd in household income$180,579
  • 33rd in share with a bachelor's degree82.6%
  • 159th in home value$895,100
  • 288th in diversity score66.7

Its weight in Hudson County

Hoboken's population equals 8.2% of Hudson County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 3.4% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 18% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
58,668
+52%since 2000
from 38,577 in 2000
59,027 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
46,934 / sq mi
+52%since 2000
from 30,862 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
31.9
+5%since 2000
from 30.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1.25 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
31K39K47K55K63K19902000201020202024Hoboken
202459K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57.3%(4,256)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 93.9%(2,311)
US avg: 6%
10 to 142.4%(1,436)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 193.8%(2,218)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.6%(4,443)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3435.7%(20,956)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4417%(9,957)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 548.9%(5,247)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 646.5%(3,829)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 743.8%(2,227)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842%(1,176)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1%(612)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$180,579
+58%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $62,550 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$109,360
+153%since 2000
from $43,195 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
76.8%
+10.7 ptssince 2009
from 66.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.8%
−3.2 ptssince 2000
from 11.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.467
−3%since 2010
from 0.481 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services22.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration20.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food8.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Retail trade6.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Information6.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade2.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Finance & insurance2.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical1.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$895,100
+97%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $249,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,938
+61%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $1,002 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
33.8%
+11.1 ptssince 2000
from 22.6% in 2000
66.2% rent
Vacancy rate
7.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.02 people
+5%since 2009
from 1.92 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.4%
−7.2 ptssince 2009
from 27.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
31.9%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 29.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.0
−8%since 2009
from 5.4 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
67
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic70.5%(27,196)
Black3.4%(1,299)
Hispanic / Latino20.2%(7,783)
Asian4.3%(1,648)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic65.5%(38,404)
Black3.2%(1,902)
Hispanic / Latino13.4%(7,884)
Asian12.6%(7,368)
Other5.3%(3,110)
Diversity Score
67
+28%since 2009
from 52 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican5.7%(3,345)
South American2.2%(1,311)
Mexican1.3%(791)
Dominican1.3%(761)
Cuban0.9%(538)
Spaniard0.9%(513)
Colombian0.8%(479)
Peruvian0.5%(289)
Argentine0.4%(247)
Ecuadorian0.4%(214)
Honduran0.2%(135)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.1%(59)
Venezuelan0.1%(51)
Uruguayan0%(11)
Asian origin
Asian Indian6.3%(3,693)
Chinese3.5%(2,047)
Filipino0.9%(552)
Korean0.7%(383)
Taiwanese0.3%(169)
Vietnamese0.2%(137)
Japanese0.2%(96)
Bangladeshi0.2%(91)
Malaysian0.1%(43)
Thai0.1%(36)
Indonesian0.1%(33)
Sri Lankan0.1%(33)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Pakistani0%(18)
Cambodian0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
Italian18.8%(11,046)
Irish17.2%(10,067)
German9.5%(5,570)
English6.8%(3,974)
Polish5.7%(3,329)
American3.2%(1,849)
Russian2.8%(1,647)
French1.7%(1,006)
Scottish1.3%(764)
Arab1.3%(753)
Swedish1.2%(689)
Ukrainian1%(608)
+ 40 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.9%(527)
Greek0.8%(469)
Hungarian0.6%(366)
Brazilian0.6%(365)
Norwegian0.6%(364)
Portuguese0.6%(361)
Egyptian0.6%(337)
Israeli0.6%(325)
West Indian0.4%(262)
Serbian0.4%(232)
Armenian0.4%(229)
Lithuanian0.3%(200)
British0.3%(189)
Austrian0.3%(182)
Belgian0.3%(172)
Turkish0.3%(157)
Czech0.3%(151)
Iranian0.3%(151)
Romanian0.2%(144)
Jamaican0.2%(119)
Danish0.2%(118)
Swiss0.2%(115)
Welsh0.2%(106)
Iraqi0.2%(100)
Canadian0.2%(99)
Slovak0.1%(86)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(79)
Lebanese0.1%(70)
Finnish0.1%(69)
Moroccan0.1%(62)
Bulgarian0.1%(61)
Haitian0.1%(50)
Nigerian0.1%(37)
Australian0.1%(35)
Ethiopian0.1%(31)
Latvian0.1%(30)
Croatian0%(21)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
82.6%
+23.2 ptssince 2000
from 59.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.5%
+13.2 ptssince 2000
from 83.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
32.0%
+13.3 ptssince 2000
from 18.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
36.8 min
+50%since 2000
from 24.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
16.3%
−11.6 ptssince 2009
from 27.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
1.3%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
36.6%
−19.4 ptssince 2009
from 56.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
36.7%
+33.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
7.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
33.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 35.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2011
from 4.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
81.9%
+4.1 ptssince 2011
from 77.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
88.8%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 84.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
7.7%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
72.8%
+8.3 ptssince 2009
from 64.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 52.1% in 2009
Female
50.2%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 47.9% in 2009
Foreign born
17.7%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 14.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
1.4%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
4.7%
−1.6 ptssince 2012
from 6.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.2%
−2.1 ptssince 2013
from 5.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.0%
+4.6 ptssince 2017
from 91.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 95.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
79.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 80.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
76.0%
−3.5 ptssince 2016
from 79.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
8.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2016
from 9.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married53.1%(13,389)
Married42.9%(10,805)
Widowed0.6%(158)
Divorced3.4%(855)
Women 15+
Never married51.1%(13,009)
Married38.4%(9,771)
Widowed3.5%(892)
Divorced7%(1,786)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.2%
−2.1 ptssince 2013
from 5.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
80.3%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 82.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 9.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
7.1%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 7.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
6.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 5.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 0.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
87.5%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 89.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
12.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 11.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)31.2%(211)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(154)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.2%(137)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.2%(96)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 677 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Hoboken, decade by decade

Hoboken population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199033,397$83,698$624,97839.7%65.5
200038,577$113,945$454,13959.4%57.4
201050,005$146,421$824,15771.6%54.4
202060,419$185,973$920,90779.6%64.2
202458,668$180,579$895,10082.6%66.7

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Hoboken, New Jersey?

Hoboken, New Jersey has about 58,668 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Hoboken, New Jersey?

The typical household in Hoboken, New Jersey earns about $180,579 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Hoboken, New Jersey expensive?

In Hoboken, New Jersey, the median home is worth about $895,100, and the typical rent is about $2,938 a month.

How educated are people in Hoboken, New Jersey?

About 82.6% of adults age 25 and over in Hoboken, New Jersey hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Hoboken, New Jersey?

About 7.8% of people in Hoboken, New Jersey live below the federal poverty line.

Has Hoboken, New Jersey grown since 1990?

Yes, Hoboken, New Jersey has grown since 1990. The population has added about 25,271 residents, a change of about 76 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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