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Jersey City, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $559,700 (it was $137,900 in 2000)
Jersey City:

$559,700
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $383,000 - $791,200

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $732,576
Here:

$732,576
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $695,567
Here:

$695,567
State:

$381,113

In 2-unit structures: $571,976
Here:

$571,976
State:

$444,476

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $581,467
Here:

$581,467
State:

$457,463

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $666,445
Here:

$666,445
State:

$368,745

Total population: 262,146 (Urban population: 240,055, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 135,927 (130,213 occupied: 38,827 owner occupied, 91,386 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

70%
State:

35%

Housing density: 9,113 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,310,841.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,738 (lower quartile is $1,153, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,361


Median gross rent in Jersey City, NJ in 2022: $1,832

Housing units in Jersey City with a mortgage: 26,947 (2,534 second mortgage, 213 home equity loan, 1,802 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 313

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $150,228

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $100,964

Median monthly housing costs: $1,905

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Jersey City, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1953

Median year apartment built: 1979

Household type by relationship:

Households: 286,661
  • Male householders: 69,004 (23,089 living alone), Female householders: 61,209 (22,538 living alone)
  • 43,347 spouses (42,849 opposite-sex spouses), 13,453 unmarried partners, (12,685 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 63,663 children (61,613 natural, 738 adopted, 1,312 stepchildren), 7,428 grandchildren, 4,539 brothers or sisters, 6,399 parents, 0 foster children, 5,432 other relatives, 9,846 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,341

Size of family households: 30,157 2-persons, 20,099 3-persons, 9,243 4-persons, 4,366 5-persons, 2,280 6-persons, 1,737 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 45,627 1-person, 13,386 2-persons, 2,960 3-persons, 166 4-persons, 132 5-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons.

27,616 married couples with children.
15,075 single-parent households (2,547 men, 12,528 women).

50.4% of residents of Jersey City speak English at home.
19.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
14.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
11.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 113,619 (39.6%)
(47.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

4.8
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.4
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • 850no bedroom
  • 5,1281 bedroom
  • 13,1532 bedrooms
  • 13,8333 bedrooms
  • 3,4834 bedrooms
  • 2,3805+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • 9,140no bedroom
  • 35,9681 bedroom
  • 32,2682 bedrooms
  • 12,9753 bedrooms
  • 6764 bedrooms
  • 3595+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Jersey City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jersey City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 6,099no vehicle
  • 20,0911 vehicle
  • 9,9482 vehicles
  • 2,3443 vehicles
  • 1864 vehicles
  • 1595+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Jersey City in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jersey City in renter-occupied apartments
  • 44,325no vehicle
  • 37,7291 vehicle
  • 8,4602 vehicles
  • 8203 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 525+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • 6101 room
  • 1,7322 rooms
  • 5,5383 rooms
  • 8,7994 rooms
  • 9,1185 rooms
  • 4,5426 rooms
  • 3,4767 rooms
  • 1,4758 rooms
  • 3,5379+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • 8,6281 room
  • 9,7112 rooms
  • 30,1853 rooms
  • 23,5854 rooms
  • 13,1125 rooms
  • 3,8876 rooms
  • 1,4207 rooms
  • 3768 rooms
  • 4829+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Jersey City, NJ
  • Jersey City, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Jersey City, NJ in 2022
  • 9,056Less than $10,000
  • 9,702$10,000 to $19,999
  • 4,670$20,000 to $29,999
  • 7,113$30,000 to $39,999
  • 6,718$40,000 to $49,999
  • 6,493$50,000 to $59,999
  • 10,182$60,000 to $74,999
  • 13,247$75,000 to $99,999
  • 12,745$100,000 to $124,999
  • 9,219$125,000 to $149,999
  • 15,089$150,000 to $199,999
  • 25,979$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Jersey City, NJ

  • Distribution of house value in Jersey City, NJ in 2022
  • 711Less than $10,000
  • 155$10,000 to $14,999
  • 9$15,000 to $19,999
  • 10$20,000 to $24,999
  • 54$25,000 to $29,999
  • 153$30,000 to $34,999
  • 26$35,000 to $39,999
  • 67$40,000 to $49,999
  • 107$50,000 to $59,999
  • 24$60,000 to $69,999
  • 97$70,000 to $79,999
  • 145$80,000 to $89,999
  • 87$90,000 to $99,999
  • 716$100,000 to $124,999
  • 209$125,000 to $149,999
  • 395$150,000 to $174,999
  • 402$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,428$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,154$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4,817$300,000 to $399,999
  • 6,134$400,000 to $499,999
  • 11,450$500,000 to $749,999
  • 4,787$750,000 to $999,999
  • 2,413$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 886$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 869$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Jersey City, NJ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Jersey City, NJ in 2022
  • 147Less than $100
  • 717$100 to $149
  • 2,014$150 to $199
  • 474$200 to $249
  • 1,170$250 to $299
  • 684$300 to $349
  • 266$350 to $399
  • 713$400 to $449
  • 821$450 to $499
  • 258$500 to $549
  • 542$550 to $599
  • 518$600 to $649
  • 65$650 to $699
  • 1,812$700 to $749
  • 633$750 to $799
  • 2,499$800 to $899
  • 2,570$900 to $999
  • 10,916$1,000 to $1,249
  • 9,146$1,250 to $1,499
  • 19,356$1,500 to $1,999
  • 10,945$2,000 to $2,499
  • 9,062$2,500 to $2,999
  • 6,342$3,000 to $3,499
  • 8,695$3,500 or more
  • 1,021No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.9%
Number of people working at home: 40,498 (24.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 649
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,414
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 6,748
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 11,910
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 13,907
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 6,725
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 19,600
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 4,368
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 11,048
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 23,779
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 14,486
  • 90 or more minutes: 5,604
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Jersey City

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 55,670 (37.6%)
  • Carpooled: 9,278 (6.3%)
  • Bus: 11,075 (7.5%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 8,664 (5.9%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 5,297 (3.6%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 4,726 (3.2%)
  • Ferryboat: 558 (0.4%)
  • Taxi: 3,392 (2.3%)
  • Bicycle: 589 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 8,319 (5.6%)
  • Worked at home: 40,498 (27.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 3.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 5.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 5.6%Males
  • 36.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.0%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 9.7%Males
  • 6.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • 3.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.8%Males
  • 5.5%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • 53,0652010 or later
  • 22,3752000 to 2009
  • 17,3941990 to 1999
  • 24,7731980 to 1989
  • 11,1701970 to 1979
  • 5,912Before 1970
Ancestries in Jersey City, NJ

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 5,558 (2.8%)
  • Egyptian: 5,378 (2.7%)
  • Irish: 3,927 (2.0%)
  • American: 3,791 (1.9%)
  • Guyanese: 3,352 (1.7%)
  • Moroccan: 2,067 (1.1%)
  • German: 2,050 (1.0%)
  • Jamaican: 2,045 (1.0%)
  • Polish: 2,030 (1.0%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 1,594 (0.8%)
  • African: 1,502 (0.8%)
  • Haitian: 1,337 (0.7%)
  • Arab: 1,325 (0.7%)
  • Russian: 1,234 (0.6%)
  • Kenyan: 1,145 (0.6%)
  • English: 1,060 (0.5%)
  • Ukrainian: 943 (0.5%)
  • Ghanaian: 859 (0.4%)
  • Nigerian: 761 (0.4%)
  • Greek: 698 (0.4%)
  • French: 623 (0.3%)
  • Brazilian: 577 (0.3%)
  • European: 573 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 548 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 474 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 472 (0.2%)
  • British West Indian: 410 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 343 (0.2%)
  • British: 311 (0.2%)
  • Turkish: 301 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 298 (0.2%)
  • West Indian: 271 (0.1%)
  • Ethiopian: 271 (0.1%)
  • Eastern European: 258 (0.1%)
  • Iranian: 243 (0.1%)
  • Australian: 226 (0.1%)
  • Bulgarian: 185 (0.09%)
  • Barbadian: 179 (0.09%)
  • Albanian: 171 (0.09%)
  • Dutch: 159 (0.08%)
  • Scottish: 154 (0.08%)
  • Palestinian: 146 (0.07%)
  • Lithuanian: 143 (0.07%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 114 (0.06%)
  • Swedish: 111 (0.06%)
  • Slavic: 104 (0.05%)
  • Austrian: 102 (0.05%)
  • Liberian: 98 (0.05%)
  • Norwegian: 91 (0.05%)
  • Danish: 70 (0.04%)
  • Israeli: 58 (0.03%)
  • Zimbabwean: 57 (0.03%)
  • Croatian: 57 (0.03%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 55 (0.03%)
  • Senegalese: 54 (0.03%)
  • Finnish: 52 (0.03%)
  • Yugoslavian: 51 (0.03%)
  • Sudanese: 49 (0.02%)
  • Czech: 44 (0.02%)
  • Belgian: 38 (0.02%)
  • Serbian: 38 (0.02%)
  • Bahamian: 37 (0.02%)
  • South African: 35 (0.02%)
  • Afghan: 35 (0.02%)
  • French Canadian: 33 (0.02%)
  • Cypriot: 25 (0.01%)
  • Macedonian: 24 (0.01%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 21 (0.01%)
  • Swiss: 20 (0.01%)
  • Northern European: 19 (0.01%)
  • Slovak: 19 (0.01%)
  • Slovene: 15 (0.01%)
  • Latvian: 11 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

India
Jersey City:

22.0% (26,512)
New Jersey:

12.8% (274,609)

Dominican Republic
Jersey City:

10.2% (12,251)
New Jersey:

9.7% (209,055)

Philippines
Jersey City:

9.0% (10,866)
New Jersey:

4.0% (85,934)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Jersey City:

6.8% (8,226)
New Jersey:

3.7% (78,969)

Egypt
Jersey City:

4.3% (5,151)
New Jersey:

1.6% (33,678)

Guyana
Jersey City:

3.0% (3,571)
New Jersey:

1.2% (26,173)

Ecuador
Jersey City:

2.7% (3,248)
New Jersey:

4.4% (95,275)

Pakistan
Jersey City:

2.2% (2,626)
New Jersey:

1.3% (27,580)

Honduras
Jersey City:

1.7% (2,105)
New Jersey:

1.7% (37,335)

Trinidad and Tobago
Jersey City:

1.7% (2,072)
New Jersey:

0.7% (15,533)

Morocco
Jersey City:

1.7% (2,011)
New Jersey:

0.3% (5,621)

Colombia
Jersey City:

1.6% (1,952)
New Jersey:

4.2% (90,817)

Korea
Jersey City:

1.6% (1,886)
New Jersey:

3.3% (70,512)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 98,873
  • Other state: 63,289
  • Northeast: 43,039
  • Midwest: 4,934
  • South: 11,134
  • West: 4,182

88.0% of Jersey City residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 22.1% lived in New Jersey.


Jersey City:

88.0%
State average:

90.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,101
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 619
  • 5th and 6th grade: 698
  • 7th and 8th grade: 751
  • 9th grade: 892
  • 10th grade: 610
  • 11th grade: 1,480
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,106
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 18,518
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,609
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,248
  • Associate degree: 4,698
  • Bachelor's degree: 30,392
  • Master's degree: 22,396
  • Professional school degree: 3,643
  • Doctorate degree: 1,870
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,981
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 682
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,488
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,948
  • 9th grade: 461
  • 10th grade: 505
  • 11th grade: 1,693
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3,185
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 19,440
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,515
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 11,188
  • Associate degree: 4,207
  • Bachelor's degree: 33,227
  • Master's degree: 18,914
  • Professional school degree: 2,946
  • Doctorate degree: 1,524
Educational Attainment for Females
Jersey City marital status for males
Jersey City marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,522
  • One, attached: 10,676
  • Two: 25,830
  • 3 or 4: 18,066
  • 5 to 9: 15,382
  • 10 to 19: 7,531
  • 20 to 49: 12,026
  • 50 or more: 37,894
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Jersey City
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Jersey City, NJ
  • 76.5%Utility gas
  • 16.9%Electricity
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.4%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Jersey City, NJ
  • 55.0%Utility gas
  • 37.7%Electricity
  • 3.1%No fuel used
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.8%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,430
Here:

9.6%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 886
Here:

9.8%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,544
Here:

36.5%
New Jersey:

33.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability