Compare Jersey City, NJ vs New Jersey (NJ) vs United States
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| Metric |
Jersey City, NJ City |
New Jersey (NJ) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 294,078 | 9,343,809 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $2,007 | $1,720 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1971 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Household income | $97,710 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $60,429 | $54,253 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 15.6% | 9.7% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 42.4% | 49.1% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 294,078 | 9,343,809 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 214,365 | 6,523,202 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 125,223 | 3,507,701 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $97,710 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $60,429 | $54,253 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 15.6% | 9.7% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 42.4% | 49.1% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $2,007 | $1,720 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1971 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 72.1% | 36.2% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 27.9% | 63.8% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 3.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 26.2% | 54% | 61% |
| Black | 20.4% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 26.8% | 10.1% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 15% | 12.4% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 25.7% | 22.5% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 74.3% | 77.5% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 75.3% | 83.2% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 37.0 min | 31.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 24.7% | 16.8% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 20.2% | 22.8% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 19.2% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 5.8% | 8.3% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 54.8% | 43.6% | 35.7% |