Population: 294,078
Households: 125,223
Average household size: 2.33
Median age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $97,710
Housing units: 135,231

Population comparison

2020 Census292,449

2024 estimate294,078

Change+0.6%

Population: 294,078
Median age: 34.7 years
Male: 148,523
Female: 145,555

Median age by sex

Male median age: 34.2 years
Female median age: 35.2 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

9,949Under 59,474

20,4115–1718,083

11,33918–2410,457

35,37625–3433,917

26,88435–4423,110

15,79345–5416,365

14,10555–6414,148

14,66665+20,001

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5–17

Male

5–9: 8,538
10–14: 7,775
15–17: 4,098

Female

5–9: 7,397
10–14: 6,927
15–17: 3,759

18–24

Male

18–19: 2,638
20: 1,181
21: 1,139
22–24: 6,381

Female

18–19: 2,071
20: 1,034
21: 1,531
22–24: 5,821

25–34

Male

25–29: 17,017
30–34: 18,359

Female

25–29: 15,926
30–34: 17,991

35–44

Male

35–39: 15,471
40–44: 11,413

Female

35–39: 14,500
40–44: 8,610

45–54

Male

45–49: 8,504
50–54: 7,289

Female

45–49: 8,442
50–54: 7,923

55–64

Male

55–59: 8,408
60–61: 2,413
62–64: 3,284

Female

55–59: 7,556
60–61: 2,711
62–64: 3,881

65+

Male

65–66: 2,159
67–69: 3,220
70–74: 3,911
75–79: 2,684
80–84: 1,662
85+: 1,030

Female

65–66: 2,895
67–69: 3,133
70–74: 5,248
75–79: 4,435
80–84: 2,393
85+: 1,897

RaceMutually exclusive counts

Asian alone: 78,73126.8%
White alone: 77,08926.2%
Black alone: 60,12020.4%
Two or more races: 44,05515.0%
Some other race: 31,78810.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 2,2420.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 530.0%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 75,547
White, not Hispanic: 69,049

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 68,328
Married-couple share: 68%
With children: 47.2%

Household sizeShare of households

42,11333.6%

1 person

38,41930.7%

2 people

21,22717.0%

3 people

13,35810.7%

4 people

10,1068.1%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 5,464
6 People: 2,853
7 Plus People: 1,789

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households68,328

Married-couple families46,45268% of family households

With children: 19,83042.7%
Without children: 26,62257.3%

Other families21,87632% of family households

Male householder: 5,66825.9%
Female householder: 16,20874.1%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	68,328	Not applicable
Married-couple families	46,452	68%
With children	19,830	42.7%
Without children	26,622	57.3%
Other families	21,876	32%
Male householder	5,668	25.9%
Female householder	16,208	74.1%

Median household: $97,710
Median family: $109,358
Per capita: $60,429

Household incomeShare of households

19,85415.9%

Under $25k

15,01312.0%

$25–49k

16,84913.5%

$50–74k

11,7739.4%

$75–99k

19,42015.5%

$100–149k

13,11210.5%

$150–199k

29,20223.3%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 7,976
$10,000–$14,999: 4,707
$15,000–$19,999: 3,532
$20,000–$24,999: 3,639

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 2,924
$30,000–$34,999: 2,992
$35,000–$39,999: 2,865
$40,000–$44,999: 3,058
$45,000–$49,999: 3,174

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 6,930
$60,000–$74,999: 9,919

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 10,955
$125,000–$149,999: 8,465

Education universe: 214,365
High school or higher: 90.8%
Bachelor’s or higher: 54.8%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

10,6575.0%

Less than 9th grade

9,1224.3%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

41,22219.2%

High school or equivalent

26,08412.2%

Some college, no degree

9,8534.6%

Associate degree

64,05829.9%

Bachelor’s degree

53,36924.9%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 4,230
Nursery School: 63
Kindergarten: 33
First Grade: 171
Second Grade: 280
Third Grade: 549
Fourth Grade: 388
Fifth Grade: 544
Sixth Grade: 2,088
Seventh Grade: 772
Eighth Grade: 1,539

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 1,091
Tenth Grade: 1,579
Eleventh Grade: 2,395
Twelfth No Diploma: 4,057

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 37,355
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 3,867

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 7,204
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 18,880

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 41,462
Professional School Degree: 6,758
Doctorate Degree: 5,149

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	10,657
Grades 9–12, no diploma	9,122
High school or equivalent	41,222
Some college, no degree	26,084
Associate degree	9,853
Bachelor’s degree	64,058
Graduate or professional	53,369

Marital status by sexMale and Female

1,6328,008

Widowed

6,8229,563

Divorced

2,0672,972

Separated

56,56852,332

Now Married

57,23951,854

Never Married

6,6436,076

Married Spouse Absent

49,92546,256

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	1,632	8,008
Divorced	6,822	9,563
Separated	2,067	2,972
Now Married	56,568	52,332
Never Married	57,239	51,854
Married Spouse Absent	6,643	6,076
Married Spouse Present	49,925	46,256

Median home value: $566,900
Median gross rent: $2,007

Housing tenure

Owner: 34,96727.9%
Renter: 90,25672.1%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 125,22392.6%
Vacant: 10,0087.4%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 23,885
Owners without mortgage: 11,082

Vacancy reason

For rent4,873

48.7%

For sale594

5.9%

Rented, not occupied765

7.6%

Sold, not occupied283

2.8%

Seasonal795

7.9%

Migrant workers14

0.1%

Other2,684

26.8%

Structure type

Detached9,847

7.3%

Attached9,644

7.1%

2–4 units42,581

31.5%

5–19 units21,105

15.6%

20+ units51,916

38.4%

Mobile or other138

0.1%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 27,464
Structure 3–4 Units: 15,117

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 12,909
Structure 10–19 Units: 8,196

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 12,240
Structure 50 Plus Units: 39,676

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 83
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 55

Year builtHousing units by period

56,36941.7%

Before 1960

19,16914.2%

1960–79

19,45514.4%

1980–99

36,84627.2%

2000–19

3,3922.5%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 39,509
1940–1949: 6,653
1950–1959: 10,207

1960–79

1960–1969: 10,263
1970–1979: 8,906

1980–99

1980–1989: 9,698
1990–1999: 9,757

2000–19

2000–2009: 16,482
2010–2019: 20,364

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

4,843

2,149

1990s

4,217

2,974

2000s

6,893

8,228

2010s

12,186

35,595

2020–22

6,019

32,449

2023+

809

8,861

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

1,1823.4%

Under $100k

2,3356.7%

$100–249k

11,51832.9%

$250–499k

9,15526.2%

$500–749k

6,20017.7%

$750–999k

2,8908.3%

$1–1.49m

1,6874.8%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 557
10000–14999: 58
15000–19999: 37
20000–24999: 14
25000–29999: 0
30000–34999: 150
35000–39999: 19
40000–49999: 93
50000–59999: 74
60000–69999: 14
70000–79999: 32
80000–89999: 90
90000–99999: 44

$100–249k

100000–124999: 292
125000–149999: 31
150000–174999: 410
175000–199999: 245
200000–249999: 1,357

$250–499k

250000–299999: 902
300000–399999: 4,545
400000–499999: 6,071

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 853
2000000+: 834

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $5004,790

5.4%

$500–9996,125

6.9%

$1,000–1,49914,882

16.8%

$1,500–1,99918,343

20.7%

$2,000–2,49913,777

15.5%

$2,500–2,9999,442

10.6%

$3,000+21,301

24.0%

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Under $500

Under 100: 162
100–149: 17
150–199: 258
200–249: 799
250–299: 1,299
300–349: 708
350–399: 763
400–449: 218
450–499: 566

$500–999

500–549: 579
550–599: 313
600–649: 403
650–699: 517
700–749: 573
750–799: 541
800–899: 1,510
900–999: 1,689

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 6,552
1250–1499: 8,330

$3,000+

3000–3499: 6,960
3500+: 14,341

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

6,204

44,206

1 vehicle

17,811

36,084

2 vehicles

8,103

8,355

3 vehicles

2,278

1,174

4 vehicles

261

364

5+ vehicles

310

73

Workers age 16+: 157,213
Average commute: 36.8 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 41,01626.1%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 6,6704.2%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 56,74836.1%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 10,1946.5%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 38,84624.7%Derived from published counts
Other: 3,7392.4%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 8,609
Bicycle: 1,585

Other

Other Transportation: 2,079
Motorcycle: 28
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 1,632

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

11,6439.8%

Under 15 min

30,68925.9%

15–29 min

33,38928.2%

30–44 min

21,38418.1%

45–59 min

21,26218.0%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 1,262
5–9: 2,654
10–14: 7,727

15–29 min

15–19: 11,654
20–24: 13,638
25–29: 5,397

30–44 min

30–34: 19,701
35–39: 4,512
40–44: 9,176

60+ min

60–89: 15,859
90+: 5,403

Population age 16+: 241,618
Civilian labor force: 170,262
Employed: 160,835
Unemployed: 9,427
Unemployment rate: 5.5%
Poverty universe: 291,611
Persons below poverty: 45,566
Gini index: 0.51
White-collar workers: 117,778
Blue-collar workers: 22,496

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

8,460

12,101

Sales Office Occupations

11,518

15,201

Management Business Science Arts

49,038

42,021

Production Transportation Material Moving

11,557

3,855

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

6,907

177

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	8,460	12,101
Sales Office Occupations	11,518	15,201
Management Business Science Arts	49,038	42,021
Production Transportation Material Moving	11,557	3,855
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	6,907	177

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 137,003
Workplace jobs: 124,450
Internal commuters: 23,640
Inbound commuters: 100,810
Outbound commuters: 113,363
Net worker inflow: Unavailable

Coverage status

Insured: 268,35991.5%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 25,0338.5%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

2,3319.3%

Under 19

10,36341.4%

Age 19–34

11,34445.3%

Age 35–64

9954.0%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 171,38058.3%
Foreign born: 122,69841.7%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 57,347
Not a citizen: 65,351

Residential mobility

Same house: 253,263
Within same county: 17,677
From another county: 3,733
From another state: 11,324
From abroad: 4,643

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 130,992

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Jersey City city, New Jersey	294,078	$97,710	34.7 years	27.9%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
New Jersey	9,343,809	$103,556	40.1 years	63.8%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	9,949	9,474
5–17	20,411	18,083
18–24	11,339	10,457
25–34	35,376	33,917
35–44	26,884	23,110
45–54	15,793	16,365
55–64	14,105	14,148
65+	14,666	20,001

Category	Value
Asian alone	78,731
White alone	77,089
Black alone	60,120
Two or more races	44,055
Some other race	31,788
American Indian / Alaska Native	2,242
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	53

Category	Value
1 person	42,113
2 people	38,419
3 people	21,227
4 people	13,358
5+ people	10,106

Category	Value
Under $25k	19,854
$25–49k	15,013
$50–74k	16,849
$75–99k	11,773
$100–149k	19,420
$150–199k	13,112
$200k+	29,202

Category	Value
For rent	4,873
For sale	594
Rented, not occupied	765
Sold, not occupied	283
Seasonal	795
Migrant workers	14
Other	2,684

Category	Value
Detached	9,847
Attached	9,644
2–4 units	42,581
5–19 units	21,105
20+ units	51,916
Mobile or other	138

Category	Value
Before 1960	56,369
1960–79	19,169
1980–99	19,455
2000–19	36,846
2020+	3,392

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	4,843	2,149
1990s	4,217	2,974
2000s	6,893	8,228
2010s	12,186	35,595
2020–22	6,019	32,449
2023+	809	8,861

Category	Value
Under $100k	1,182
$100–249k	2,335
$250–499k	11,518
$500–749k	9,155
$750–999k	6,200
$1–1.49m	2,890
$1.5m+	1,687

Category	Value
Under $500	4,790
$500–999	6,125
$1,000–1,499	14,882
$1,500–1,999	18,343
$2,000–2,499	13,777
$2,500–2,999	9,442
$3,000+	21,301

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	125,223
Vacant	10,008

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	6,204	44,206
1 vehicle	17,811	36,084
2 vehicles	8,103	8,355
3 vehicles	2,278	1,174
4 vehicles	261	364
5+ vehicles	310	73

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	41,016
Carpool	6,670
Public transit	56,748
Walk or bicycle	10,194
Work from home	38,846
Other	3,739

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	268,359
Uninsured	25,033

Category	Value
Under 15 min	11,643
15–29 min	30,689
30–44 min	33,389
45–59 min	21,384
60+ min	21,262

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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