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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:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

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

Total Population

291,657

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.9%
5 - 17:
13.1%
18 - 24:
7.4%
25 - 34:
23.2%
35 - 54:
27.9%
55 - 64:
9.8%
Over 65 Years:
11.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.3%
4.3%
90.5%
90.5%
53.1%
53.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Jersey City
USA
$57,746
$57,746
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Jersey City
USA
$94,813
$94,813
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

15.6%

Employment Industries

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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Healthcare
Education
Retail
Transportation
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Information Technology
Administration
Construction
Other
Public Service
Wholesale
Real estate
Arts
16.3%
16.3%
12.7%
12.7%
11.4%
11.4%
7.9%
7.9%
7.5%
7.5%
7.1%
7.1%
5.4%
5.4%
4.6%
4.6%
4.2%
4.2%
4.2%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
3.9%
3.9%
3.3%
3.3%
2.5%
2.5%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

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
25.7%
25.7%
25.5%
25.5%
24.0%
24.0%
19.8%
19.8%
4.8%
4.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
Egyptian
Polish
English
Guyanese
Jamaican
Russian
African
Haitian
French
Moroccan
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Ukrainian
Other Arab
Kenyan
Greek
European
Scottish
5.1%
5.1%
4.7%
4.7%
3.1%
3.1%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
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% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Tagalog
Arabic
Chinese
Other Asian languages
African languages
French
Urdu
French Creole
Vietnamese
Korean
Polish
Slavic languages
Portuguese
Russian
Italian
German/Yiddish
Other Indo-European
49.1%
49.1%
19.6%
19.6%
8.6%
8.6%
4.2%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
3.8%
3.8%
1.9%
1.9%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
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% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Jersey City Residents

41.2%


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