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Jersey City, NJ vs Fresno, CA

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- Fresno is 0% more densely populated than Jersey City.
- People are 6.8% less likely to be married in Fresno.
- The Median Age is 2.8 years younger in Fresno.
 Jersey City, NJFresno, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock538,678329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.738.4
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 Population - 2010248,324  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock427,652285,036,114
 Population - 1990228,537  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock24.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,711.793.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Jersey City, NJFresno, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3422.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Jersey City, NJFresno, CAUnited States
 White22.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.5%12.2%
 Asian25.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock50.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Jersey City, NJFresno, CAUnited States
 Married Population46.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.1%50.2%
 Never Married42.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.032.60
 Households115,654  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock117,83980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households48,402  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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