COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Hudson County

New Jersey · 608,975 residents · 46.2 sq mi

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Hudson County is a county of 608,975 people in New Jersey. 31% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the New Jersey median by roughly 27%. Median home value sits at $162,800. Getting to work takes 23 minutes on average. Headcount has barely moved since 1990.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 33.6

US median: 35.2

Average education

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

608,975

+10%since 1990

from 553,099 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

+1%since 1990

from 33.3 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

46.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024718K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.4%(38,756)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.4%(39,034)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(37,666)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.1%(37,383)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 247.9%(48,029)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3419.6%(119,073)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416%(97,727)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5411.9%(72,379)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.2%(49,657)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746%(36,714)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844%(24,312)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.4%(8,245)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,293

−1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $30,917 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,154

+46%since 1990

from $14,480 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

15.5%

+0.7 ptssince 1990

from 14.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$162,800

−21%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $157,400 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$703

+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $525 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

30.7%

−1.8 ptssince 1990

from 32.5% in 1990

69.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic69%(381,476)

Black14.4%(79,835)

Hispanic / Latino32.8%(181,222)

Asian6.6%(36,658)

2000

White, non-Hispanic35.3%(215,216)

Black12.2%(74,040)

Hispanic / Latino39.8%(242,123)

Asian9.3%(56,370)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American11.4%(81,548)

Dominican8%(57,677)

Puerto Rican7.2%(51,420)

Central American5.5%(39,865)

Ecuadorian4.3%(30,935)

Cuban3.6%(25,517)

Colombian3.1%(22,132)

Mexican2.6%(18,687)

Salvadoran2.4%(17,515)

Peruvian2.1%(15,146)

Honduran1.3%(9,320)

Guatemalan1.3%(9,302)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.8%(5,724)

Spaniard0.7%(4,684)

Argentine0.4%(2,520)

Chilean0.3%(2,343)

Nicaraguan0.2%(1,677)

Bolivian0.2%(1,285)

Uruguayan0.2%(1,252)

Costa Rican0.1%(1,048)

Panamanian0.1%(812)

Paraguayan0%(128)

Asian origin

Asian Indian7.5%(54,093)

Chinese3.3%(23,450)

Filipino3%(21,605)

Korean0.9%(6,359)

Pakistani0.7%(5,082)

Vietnamese0.4%(2,780)

Japanese0.2%(1,585)

Taiwanese0.2%(1,300)

Nepalese0.1%(1,064)

Bangladeshi0.1%(611)

Thai0.1%(372)

Sri Lankan0%(305)

+ 10 more asian origin groups with data

Malaysian0%(221)

Indonesian0%(119)

Singaporean0%(87)

Kazakh0%(80)

Laotian0%(54)

Hmong0%(41)

Cambodian0%(41)

Uzbek0%(34)

Okinawan0%(23)

Burmese0%(21)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(201)

Native Hawaiian0%(145)

Guamanian0%(55)

Samoan0%(5)

Ancestry

Italian6.9%(49,445)

Irish6%(43,261)

German3.3%(23,855)

Arab3.3%(23,686)

Polish2.5%(18,260)

American2.3%(16,266)

English1.8%(13,258)

Egyptian1.8%(12,828)

West Indian1.8%(12,578)

Subsaharan African1.4%(10,280)

Portuguese0.9%(6,814)

Russian0.9%(6,810)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Brazilian0.7%(5,051)

French0.7%(4,743)

Jamaican0.6%(4,023)

Guyanese0.5%(3,794)

Haitian0.5%(3,598)

Scottish0.5%(3,278)

Ukrainian0.4%(3,046)

Moroccan0.4%(3,045)

Greek0.4%(2,541)

Dutch0.3%(2,007)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(1,912)

Nigerian0.3%(1,864)

Hungarian0.2%(1,734)

Swedish0.2%(1,633)

Kenyan0.2%(1,299)

Turkish0.2%(1,270)

British0.2%(1,218)

Lebanese0.2%(1,183)

Palestinian0.2%(1,164)

Welsh0.2%(1,098)

Romanian0.2%(1,093)

Iranian0.1%(1,063)

Norwegian0.1%(1,034)

Lithuanian0.1%(979)

Barbadian0.1%(952)

Canadian0.1%(940)

Austrian0.1%(832)

Czech0.1%(789)

Armenian0.1%(755)

Slovak0.1%(736)

Danish0.1%(725)

Jordanian0.1%(703)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(700)

Israeli0.1%(689)

Ghanaian0.1%(689)

Swiss0.1%(657)

Serbian0.1%(596)

French Canadian0.1%(537)

Ethiopian0.1%(521)

Bulgarian0.1%(441)

Croatian0.1%(411)

Belgian0.1%(404)

Syrian0%(309)

Finnish0%(270)

Australian0%(231)

Latvian0%(179)

Iraqi0%(130)

Macedonian0%(103)

Slovene0%(59)

Cape Verdean0%(59)

Somali0%(40)

RANKED:Largest South American population · Largest Dominican population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.3%

+5.6 ptssince 1990

from 19.7% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

70.5%

+6.5 ptssince 1990

from 64.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

8.9%

+2.6 ptssince 1990

from 6.4% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.1 min

−8%since 1990

from 25.1 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married41.4%(99,095)

Married49.4%(118,194)

Widowed2.6%(6,294)

Divorced6.5%(15,558)

Women 15+

Never married32.9%(83,610)

Married47.1%(119,611)

Widowed11.3%(28,614)

Divorced8.8%(22,284)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.3%

−10.4 ptssince 2013

from 21.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 61.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.8%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.9% 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)27.2%(2,692)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(1,832)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.1%(2,881)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.3%(527)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,900 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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