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New Jersey·Hudson County
78 tracts·294K people·$567K median·19,940/mi²
Asian 26 · Hispanic 26 · White 23 · Black 19 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Married couple 37 · Living alone 34 · Other 29
Professional 48 · Retail 17 · Health 17 · Public admin 6 · Leisure 6 · Manufacturing 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 57 · Sales · office 17 · Service 13 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 4
Transit 35 · Drive alone 26 · Work from home 24 · Carpool 8 · Walk 5 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Jersey City is $566,900 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Jersey City has 294,078 residents across 77 census tracts and 31 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.7; the population is 26.5% Asian, 25.7% Hispanic or Latino, 23.5% White, 19.2% Black, 3.7% Multiracial and 1.4% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 54.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.6% (Census ACS).
Cornelia F. Bradford School (91%), Soaring Heights Charter School (76%) and Jersey City Global Charter School (69%) lead the elementary schools; Academy I (81%), Explore Middle School (77%) and Middle School # 4 (56%) lead the middle schools; Infinity Institute (100%), Dr Ronald McNair High School (83%) and Liberty High School (82%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,007/month, 27% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Jersey City is $97,710 a year, 14% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Jersey City, median rent is $2,007/month and the median home value is $566,900 (Census ACS).
Jersey City reported 2.8 violent crimes and 14.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 98 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 29 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Jersey City are heat wave (74), earthquake (57) and winter weather (49), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Jersey City, 5.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).