Jersey City is a relatively large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 240,055 people and 67 constituent neighborhoods, Jersey City is the second largest community in New Jersey. Jersey City has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Jersey City is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Jersey City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jersey City who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.94%), sales jobs (10.51%), and management occupations (6.91%).

Also of interest is that Jersey City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Jersey City are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Jersey City, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.82 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly city. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Jersey City use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Jersey City's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Jersey City Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Jersey City citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 27.45% of adults in Jersey City have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Jersey City in 2000 was $19,410, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $77,640 for a family of four.

Jersey City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jersey City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Jersey City is White, followed by African-American. Jersey City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.34% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Jersey City include Italian, Irish, and Polish.

Jersey City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 33.97%.

The languages spoken by people in Jersey City are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Jersey City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic, and Gujarathi.