People in Jersey City, New Jersey

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People	Jersey City, NJ	United States
Population	247,597	308,035,306
Pop. Density	16,737	87
Pop. Change	5.38%	8.07%
Median Age	33.3	37.3
Households	96,859	116,716,292
Household Size	2.52	2.58
Male Population	49.39%	49.27%
Female Population	50.61%	50.96%
Married Population	34.67%	47.02%
Single Population	65.33%	52.98%

Marital Status

The 2012 Jersey City, NJ, population is 247,597. There are 16,737 people per square mile (population density).

Family in Jersey City, NJ

The median age is 33.3. The US median is 37.3. 34.67% of people in Jersey City, NJ, are married. 8.60% are divorced.

The average household size is 2.52 people. 26.41% of people are married, with children. 19.43% have children, but are single.

Race in Jersey City, NJ

32.67% of people are white, 25.85% are black, 23.67% are asian, 0.51% are native american, and 17.30% claim 'Other'.

0.00% of the people in Jersey City, NJ, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 100.00% are non-hispanic).

Jersey City People SperlingViews

Interesting Place to Live: I love Jersey City! It is so close to Manhattan so you have all that NYC has to offer, right at your doorstep. Jersey City is also very diverse. There is not a ton to... (read more)climate not too bad: humid, warm summers. lots of rain, but this is a coastal area. watch out for the nor'easters which can drop a LOT of snow on you. Does get cold here but not near as... (read more)convenience: for getting to and from NYC and to the suburbs, Jersey City is great. 6 minutes into Manhattan (without traffic), and about 5 minutes from... (read more)Have an opinion about Jersey City? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Jersey City Click Here