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Jersey City, NJ
Demographic Data






Jersey City Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2022.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Jersey City Population & Age Distribution

 
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Total Population
283,927

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.8%
5 - 17:
12.9%
18 - 24:
7.7%
25 - 34:
23.4%
35 - 54:
27.3%
55 - 64:
9.9%
Over 65 Years:
11.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

 
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Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.3%
4.3%
88.4%
88.4%
49.8%
49.8%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Income

 
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Per capita Income

Jersey City
USA
$44,761
$44,761
$35,384
$35,384

Median household income

Jersey City
USA
$76,444
$76,444
$64,994
$64,994

Individuals Below Poverty Level:
15.7%

Employment Industries in Jersey City

 
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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Transportation
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Administration
Information Technology
Other
Construction
Public Service
Wholesale
Real estate
14.5%
14.5%
11.7%
11.7%
11.2%
11.2%
9.4%
9.4%
8.6%
8.6%
7.9%
7.9%
5.9%
5.9%
5.2%
5.2%
4.8%
4.8%
3.9%
3.9%
3.5%
3.5%
3.5%
3.5%
3.0%
3.0%
2.5%
2.5%
2.3%
2.3%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Race & Ethnic Diversity

 
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Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
26.9%
26.9%
25.8%
25.8%
22.1%
22.1%
21.4%
21.4%
3.6%
3.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Ancestries & Languages Spoken

 
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Ancestry (Top 20)

Irish
Italian
German
Egyptian
Polish
Guyanese
English
Russian
Haitian
African
Jamaican
Moroccan
Kenyan
French
European
Nigerian
Ukrainian
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Eastern European
Greek
4.5%
4.5%
4.4%
4.4%
2.8%
2.8%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Languages Spoken (Top 20)

English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Tagalog
Arabic
Chinese
Other Asian languages
French
African languages
Urdu
French Creole
Vietnamese
Korean
Polish
Slavic languages
Portuguese
Russian
Italian
German/Yiddish
Other Indo-European
47.4%
47.4%
21.6%
21.6%
8.6%
8.6%
4.2%
4.2%
3.5%
3.5%
3.1%
3.1%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Foreign Born Jersey City Residents:
42.5%


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