CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Jersey City

New Jersey · 228,537 residents · 14.7 sq mi

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Jersey City is a city of 228,537 people in New Jersey. 30% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the New Jersey median by roughly 29%. The typical home is worth $126,900. 18.9% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

228,537

−5%vs 2000

vs 240,055 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.6

−3%vs 2000

vs 32.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024294K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(16,693)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(14,912)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(15,286)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(15,794)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.4%(19,131)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421%(48,009)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(34,051)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(22,216)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(17,659)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(14,546)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(7,805)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(2,435)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,054

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,862 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,060

−33%vs 2000

vs $19,410 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.9%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$126,900

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $137,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$527

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $675 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

29.6%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.2% in 2000

70.4% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic48.4%(110,659)

Black29.8%(68,068)

Hispanic / Latino23.7%(54,231)

Asian11.3%(25,921)

Other10.5%(23,889)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

Paraguayan0%(89)

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

Singaporean0%(69)

Thai0%(65)

Indonesian0%(58)

Laotian0%(54)

Hmong0%(41)

Uzbek0%(34)

Sri Lankan0%(16)

Burmese0%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(78)

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)

Subsaharan African2%(5,756)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(1,436)

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)

French Canadian0.1%(269)

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)

Cape Verdean0%(46)

Somali0%(40)

Serbian0%(38)

Iraqi0%(30)

Macedonian0%(23)

Jordanian0%(9)

RANKED:Largest Asian Indian population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Dominican population · Largest Filipino population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.4%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.7%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.4%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.4 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 23.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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