What is the population of Jersey City, New Jersey?

The population of Jersey City, New Jersey is 273,933.

What is the median household income in Jersey City, New Jersey?

The median household income in Jersey City, New Jersey is $95,618, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Jersey City, New Jersey is $522,143, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Jersey City, New Jersey is 5.8%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education A+

Metric	Jersey City	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Population	273,933	9,029,857	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	13024.0	1036.4	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.54%	0.55%	0.57%
Median age	33.6	40.2	37.1
Households	123,130	3,476,039	128,459,983

Year	Jersey City

Group	Share

Jersey City has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Jersey City	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$95,618	$101,200	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.70%	4.63%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	6.1%	5.2%

Metric	Jersey City	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$522,143	$359,215	$242,182
Median rent	$1,901	$1,653	$1,342
Homeownership rate	28.8%	63.7%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Jersey City	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	33.5	26.6	22.5
Work from home	21.6%	15.0%	13.4%

Jersey City has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Jersey City	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.8%	39.6%	31.6%
Average household size	2.33	2.61	2.54

Jersey City has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Jersey City	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.2	79.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	13.8%	12.9%	16.3%
Smokers	13.4%	14.2%	19.0%