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Jersey City

New Jersey · 302,013 residents (2025 est.) · 14.7 sq mi
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The short version

Jersey City is a city of 294,078 people in New Jersey. 28% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 42%. This is an unusually credentialed place: 55% of adults have a four-year degree. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. There are 19,940 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,710, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
55% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 126%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Jersey City

What changed most since 1990

  • Adults with a bachelor's degree21.4% → 54.8% (+33.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
  • Asian share10.9% → 26.5% (+15.5 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
  • Black share27.9% → 19.2% (−8.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts

Among the 810 cities and towns in the New York metro

  • 625th in household income$97,710
  • 370th in share with a bachelor's degree54.8%
  • 467th in home value$566,900
  • 2nd in diversity score96.2
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
294,078
+23%since 2000
from 240,055 in 2000
302,013 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
19,940 / sq mi
+23%since 2000
from 16,277 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
34.7
+7%since 2000
from 32.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
14.7 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
222K242K261K281K301K19902000201020202024Jersey City
2024294K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.6%(19,423)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.4%(15,935)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145%(14,702)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.3%(12,566)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(17,087)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3423.6%(69,293)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4417%(49,994)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.9%(32,158)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.6%(28,253)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747%(20,566)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.8%(11,174)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1%(2,927)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$97,710
+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,862 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$60,429
+211%since 2000
from $19,410 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
58.7%
+23.5 ptssince 2009
from 35.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.6%
−3.0 ptssince 2000
from 18.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.507
+3%since 2010
from 0.494 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services14.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration12.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Information7.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance6.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade5.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Arts, entertainment, food4.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Wholesale trade4.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$566,900
+126%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $137,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,007
+63%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $675 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
27.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2000
from 28.2% in 2000
72.1% rent
Vacancy rate
7.4%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.33 people
−9%since 2009
from 2.55 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
34.5%
−12.2 ptssince 2009
from 46.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.4%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 45.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.8
−16%since 2009
from 6.9 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
71
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic23.6%(56,736)
Black26.8%(64,389)
Hispanic / Latino28.3%(67,952)
Asian16.1%(38,623)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic23.5%(69,049)
Black19.2%(56,559)
Hispanic / Latino25.7%(75,547)
Asian26.5%(77,831)
Other5.1%(15,092)
Diversity Score
96
+1%since 2009
from 95 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 Rican7.8%(22,802)
Dominican6.7%(19,787)
South American4.7%(13,930)
Central American2.7%(7,840)
Mexican1.8%(5,354)
Ecuadorian1.6%(4,777)
Colombian1.1%(3,246)
Salvadoran0.9%(2,538)
Cuban0.8%(2,452)
Honduran0.8%(2,450)
Guatemalan0.6%(1,883)
Peruvian0.6%(1,709)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.5%(1,390)
Argentine0.4%(1,042)
Chilean0.3%(937)
Spaniard0.3%(771)
Panamanian0.2%(665)
Bolivian0.2%(544)
Uruguayan0.1%(167)
Costa Rican0.1%(158)
Nicaraguan0%(146)
Asian origin
Asian Indian12.4%(36,527)
Filipino5.4%(15,807)
Chinese4.5%(13,311)
Pakistani1.2%(3,569)
Korean0.9%(2,547)
Vietnamese0.7%(2,061)
Japanese0.3%(915)
Taiwanese0.2%(730)
Nepalese0.2%(565)
Bangladeshi0.1%(345)
Malaysian0%(87)
Kazakh0%(80)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(65)
Laotian0%(54)
Hmong0%(41)
Uzbek0%(34)
Burmese0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(43)
Ancestry
Italian5.2%(15,358)
Irish4.9%(14,392)
Arab3.6%(10,505)
German3.1%(9,041)
West Indian2.9%(8,472)
American2.5%(7,281)
Polish2%(5,912)
Egyptian1.9%(5,465)
English1.8%(5,417)
Guyanese1%(3,031)
Russian1%(3,015)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Jamaican1%(2,870)
Haitian0.9%(2,548)
French0.7%(2,043)
Moroccan0.6%(1,704)
Ukrainian0.5%(1,481)
Portuguese0.4%(1,286)
Kenyan0.4%(1,252)
Brazilian0.4%(1,211)
Greek0.4%(1,049)
Scottish0.3%(985)
Barbadian0.3%(884)
Dutch0.3%(855)
Nigerian0.3%(798)
Hungarian0.3%(778)
British0.2%(730)
Swedish0.2%(692)
Canadian0.2%(561)
Welsh0.2%(546)
Lebanese0.2%(527)
Danish0.2%(515)
Ghanaian0.2%(494)
Romanian0.2%(492)
Austrian0.2%(485)
Iranian0.2%(461)
Norwegian0.2%(442)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(398)
Czech0.1%(382)
Lithuanian0.1%(353)
Swiss0.1%(291)
Palestinian0.1%(279)
Ethiopian0.1%(247)
Bulgarian0.1%(221)
Armenian0.1%(214)
Australian0.1%(196)
Israeli0.1%(189)
Croatian0.1%(180)
Turkish0.1%(178)
Slovak0.1%(169)
Finnish0.1%(150)
Latvian0%(95)
Belgian0%(85)
Syrian0%(61)
Slovene0%(59)
Somali0%(40)
Serbian0%(38)
Iraqi0%(30)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
54.8%
+27.3 ptssince 2000
from 27.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.8%
+18.2 ptssince 2000
from 72.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
24.9%
+15.6 ptssince 2000
from 9.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
36.8 min
+55%since 2000
from 23.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
26.1%
−8.7 ptssince 2009
from 34.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
4.2%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
36.1%
−9.2 ptssince 2009
from 45.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
24.7%
+22.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
5.5%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
40.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 39.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.5%
−4.8 ptssince 2011
from 10.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
70.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2011
from 69.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.0%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 73.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
56.6%
+16.9 ptssince 2009
from 39.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Female
49.5%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Foreign born
41.7%
+5.4 ptssince 2009
from 36.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
1.7%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
7.8%
−1.5 ptssince 2012
from 9.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.5%
−10.6 ptssince 2013
from 19.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.5%
+10.3 ptssince 2017
from 82.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.8%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 93.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 85.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
49.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2016
from 47.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
19.3%
−3.4 ptssince 2016
from 22.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married46.8%(57,239)
Married46.3%(56,568)
Widowed1.3%(1,632)
Divorced5.6%(6,822)
Women 15+
Never married42.6%(51,854)
Married43%(52,332)
Widowed6.6%(8,008)
Divorced7.9%(9,563)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.5%
−10.6 ptssince 2013
from 19.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
56.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 56.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 8.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.2%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 11.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 23.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.5%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 0.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 63.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
32.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 31.3% 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)30.1%(1,202)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(713)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23%(920)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.9%(74)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,996 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

Jersey City, decade by decade

Jersey City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990228,537$69,732$304,56921.4%89.6
2000240,055$68,972$251,20627.5%95.4
2010247,597$78,086$518,46139.6%95.6
2020292,449$92,653$492,33049.8%96.0
2024294,078$97,710$566,90054.8%96.2

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 Jersey City, New Jersey?

Jersey City, New Jersey has about 294,078 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Jersey City, New Jersey earns about $97,710 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Jersey City, New Jersey expensive?

In Jersey City, New Jersey, the median home is worth about $566,900, and the typical rent is about $2,007 a month.

How educated are people in Jersey City, New Jersey?

About 54.8% of adults age 25 and over in Jersey City, New Jersey hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Jersey City, New Jersey?

About 15.6% of people in Jersey City, New Jersey live below the federal poverty line.

Has Jersey City, New Jersey grown since 1990?

Yes, Jersey City, New Jersey has grown since 1990. The population has added about 65,541 residents, a change of about 29 percent over that period.

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

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