Jersey City, NJ Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	240,055	100.0

Male	117,144	48.8
Female	122,911	51.2

Under 5 years	16,631	6.9
5 to 9 years	17,321	7.2
10 to 14 years	16,383	6.8
15 to 19 years	15,542	6.5
20 to 24 years	19,094	8.0
25 to 34 years	46,541	19.4
35 to 44 years	37,799	15.7
45 to 54 years	28,268	11.8
55 to 59 years	10,463	4.4
60 to 64 years	8,575	3.6
65 to 74 years	12,534	5.2
75 to 84 years	8,099	3.4
85 years and over	2,805	1.2

Median age (years)	32.4	(X)

18 years and over	180,652	75.3
Male	86,877	36.2
Female	93,775	39.1
21 years and over	170,621	71.1
62 years and over	28,270	11.8
65 years and over	23,438	9.8
Male	8,867	3.7
Female	14,571	6.1

RACE
One race	226,044	94.2
White	81,637	34.0
Black or African American	67,994	28.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,071	0.4
Asian	38,881	16.2
Asian Indian	12,973	5.4
Chinese	3,600	1.5
Filipino	15,860	6.6
Japanese	404	0.2
Korean	1,428	0.6
Vietnamese	1,602	0.7
Other Asian ¹	3,014	1.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	181	0.1
Native Hawaiian	29	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	33	0.0
Samoan	28	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	91	0.0
Some other race	36,280	15.1
Two or more races	14,011	5.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	90,383	37.7
Black or African American	72,080	30.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,359	1.0
Asian	42,319	17.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	604	0.3
Some other race	47,033	19.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	240,055	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	67,952	28.3
Mexican	2,495	1.0
Puerto Rican	29,777	12.4
Cuban	1,860	0.8
Other Hispanic or Latino	33,820	14.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	172,103	71.7
White alone	56,736	23.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	240,055	100.0
In households	236,678	98.6
Householder	88,632	36.9
Spouse	32,236	13.4
Child	73,198	30.5
Own child under 18 years	49,671	20.7
Other relatives	26,197	10.9
Under 18 years	8,609	3.6
Nonrelatives	16,415	6.8
Unmarried partner	5,706	2.4
In group quarters	3,377	1.4
Institutionalized population	1,563	0.7
Noninstitutionalized population	1,814	0.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	88,632	100.0
Family households (families)	55,636	62.8
With own children under 18 years	27,563	31.1
Married-couple family	32,236	36.4
With own children under 18 years	15,637	17.6
Female householder, no husband present	17,912	20.2
With own children under 18 years	9,911	11.2
Nonfamily households	32,996	37.2
Householder living alone	25,921	29.2
Householder 65 years and over	7,232	8.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	31,837	35.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	17,802	20.1

Average household size	2.67	(X)
Average family size	3.37	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	93,648	100.0
Occupied housing units	88,632	94.6
Vacant housing units	5,016	5.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	280	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	88,632	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	24,978	28.2
Renter-occupied housing units	63,654	71.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.98	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.55	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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