Jersey City

Jersey City Population and Demographics

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Jersey City Population: 240055 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 117144 48.8%
Female 122911 51.2%

Under 5 years 16631 6.93%
5 to 9 years 17321 7.22%
10 to 14 years 16383 6.82%
15 to 19 years 15542 6.47%
20 to 24 years 19094 7.95%
25 to 34 years 46541 19.39%
35 to 44 years 37799 15.75%
45 to 54 years 28268 11.78%
55 to 59 years 10463 4.36%
60 to 64 years 8575 3.57%
65 to 74 years 12534 5.22%
75 to 84 years 8099 3.37%
85 years and over 2805 1.17%

Median age (years) 32.4

18 years and over 180652 75.25%
Male 86877 36.19%
Female 93775 39.06%
21 years and over 170621 71.08%
62 years and over 28270 11.78%
65 years and over 23438 9.76%
Male 8867 3.69%
Female 14571 6.07%

Race
One race 226044 94.16%
White 81637 34.01%
Black or African American 67994 28.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1071 0.45%
Asian 38881 16.2%
Asian indian 12973 5.4%
Chinese 3600 1.5%
Filipino 15860 6.61%
Japanese 404 0.17%
Korean 1428 0.59%
Vietnamese 1602 0.67%
Other Asian 3014 1.26%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 181 0.08%
Native Hawaiian 29 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 33 0.01%
Samoan 28 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 91 0.04%
Some other race 36280 15.11%
Two or more races 14011 5.84%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 240055 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 67952 28.31%
Mexican 2495 1.04%
Puerto Rican 29777 12.4%
Cuban 1860 0.77%
Other Hispanic or Latino 33820 14.09%
Not Hispanic or Latino 172103 71.69%
White alone 56736 23.63%

Relationship
Total Population 240055 100.00%
In households 236678 98.59%
Householder 88632 36.92%
Spouse 32236 13.43%
Child 73198 30.49%
Own child under 18 years 49671 20.69%
Other relatives 26197 10.91%
Under 18 years 8609 3.59%
Nonrelatives 16415 6.84%
Unmarried partner 5706 2.38%
In group quarters 3377 1.41%
Institutionalized population 1563 0.65%
Non-Institutionalized population 1814 0.76%

Households by Type
Total Households 88632 100.0 %
Family households (families) 55636 62.77%
With own children under 18 years 27563 31.1%
Married-couple family 32236 36.37%
With own children under 18 years 15637 17.64%
Female householder, no husband present 17912 20.21%
With own children under 18 years 9911 11.18%
Non Family households 32996 37.23%
Householder living alone 25921 29.25%
Householder 65 years and over 7232 8.16%

Households with individuals under 18 years 31837 35.92%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 17802 20.09%

Average Household size 2.67
Average family size 3.37

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 93648 100.00%
Occupied housing units 88632 94.64%
Vacant housing units 5016 5.36%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 280 0.3%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.3

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 88632 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 24978 28.18%
Renter-occupied housing units. 63654 71.82%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.98
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.55

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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