Hudson County, New Jersey (NJ)

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% of renters here:	69%
State:	34%

Hudson County:	16.5%
New Jersey:	8.7%

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Races in Hudson County, New Jersey:

Median resident age:	33.6 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Males: 299,064	(49.1%)
Females: 309,911	(50.9%)

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Hudson County:	2.6 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

This county	$45,061
New Jersey:	$61,672

Hudson County	$298,899
New Jersey:	$333,900

Health of residents in Hudson County based on 595 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.
66.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
24.0% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
47.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
61.3% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 187 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 154 pounds. This is about average.

Area name: Jersey City, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hudson County is $934 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1090 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1321 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jersey City, Union City, Bayonne, West New York, Kearny, Hoboken, Secaucus, Harrison, Guttenberg, East Newark.

2005 air pollution in Hudson County:

Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.023 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.120 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.091 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 30 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 66 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.2 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 38 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.008 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.029 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bergen County , Essex County , Union County , New York County, New York .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Hudson County: North Bergen Yards (A), West Shore Terminal (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Tonnelle Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Hudson County include: Armenian Brethren Church (A), Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (B), Saint Rocco's Roman Catholic Church (C), Temple Beth-El of North Bergen (D), Bethany Lutheran Church (E), Gospel Tabernacle (F), Woodcliff Community Church (G), International Swaminarayan Temple (H), Grove Reformed Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hoboken Cemetery (1), Weehawken Cemetery (2), Palisades Cemetery (3), Flower Hill Cemetery (4), Macphelah Cemetery (5), Grove Church Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Hackensack Reservoir Number One (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creeks: Bellmans Creek (A), Skeetkill Creek (B), Paunpeck Creek (C), Wolf Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Hudson County include: Columbia Park (1), Robert Allen Field (2), James L Braddock North Hudson County Park (3), Eightysecond Street Park (4), Old Glory Park (5), Schuetzen Park (6), Hamilton Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.0%
New Jersey:	4.1%

Current college students: 41,431
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 234,597 (42% naturalized citizens)

Hudson County:	38.5%
Whole state:	17.5%

Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 24,499
• One, attached: 13,121
• Two: 59,945
• 3 or 4: 38,821
• 5 to 9: 28,498
• 10 to 19: 21,513
• 20 or more: 53,825
• Mobile homes: 328
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 68

Housing units in Hudson County with a mortgage: 17,458 (1,772 second mortgage, 1,549 home equity loan, 51 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,176

Hudson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 111,109 (42%) Carpooled: 34,519 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 50,197 (19%) Streetcar or trolley car: 468 (0%) Subway or elevated: 30,820 (12%) Railroad: 4,208 (2%) Ferryboat: 2,214 (1%) Taxi: 1,019 (0%) Motorcycle: 120 (0%) Bicycle: 493 (0%) Walked: 22,637 (9%) Other means: 2,096 (1%) Worked at home: 4,644 (2%)

8.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,424 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.41%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.33% of residents moved from foreign countries ($862 average AGI)

Hudson County:	0.33%
New Jersey average:	0.14%

3.31% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($21,475 average AGI)
4.77% relocated from other states ($34,087 average AGI)

Hudson County:	4.77%
New Jersey average:	2.46%

from New York County, NY	0.99% ($90,736 average AGI)
from Bergen County, NJ	0.86% ($56,352)
from Essex County, NJ	0.66% ($41,527)
from Middlesex County, NJ	0.43% ($58,500)
from Queens County, NY	0.41% ($51,341)
from Kings County, NY	0.37% ($49,655)
from Union County, NJ	0.27% ($49,226)

9.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($65,498 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.50%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.18% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,337 average AGI)

Hudson County:	0.18%
New Jersey average:	0.09%

4.59% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($32,770 average AGI)
4.74% relocated to other states ($31,390 average AGI)

Hudson County:	4.74%
New Jersey average:	3.32%

to Bergen County, NJ	1.24% ($60,674 average AGI)
to Essex County, NJ	0.83% ($63,892)
to New York County, NY	0.77% ($80,748)
to Middlesex County, NJ	0.61% ($66,432)
to Union County, NJ	0.54% ($64,325)
to Passaic County, NJ	0.28% ($52,220)
to Queens County, NY	0.26% ($38,868)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 70,397 (60,422 aged, 9,975 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 490,884 (92,332 male householders, 52,562 female householders)

  94,070 spouses, 178,559 children (169,796 natural, 2,839 adopted, 5,924 stepchildren), 13,036 grandchildren, 13,595 brothers or sisters, 10,347 parents, 19,241 other relatives, 17,142 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 108,666 (42,134 male householders (30,997 living alone)), 43,670 female householders (37,055 living alone)), 22,862 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 9,425 (5,714 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 49,583 2-persons, 36,599 3-persons, 30,273 4-persons, 16,262 5-persons, 7,424 6-persons, 4,753 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 68,052 1-person, 14,493 2-persons, 2,288 3-persons, 704 4-persons, 111 5-persons, 110 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.

43.9% of residents of Hudson County speak English at home.
37.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
10.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
5.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $3,499,556,000 ($5773 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $68,260,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $915,279,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $770,099,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $34,038,000
Federal grants: $1,109,278,000
Federal procurement contracts: $189,743,000 ($44,878,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $481,118,000 ($9,816,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $16,983,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $338,191,000
Federal Government insurance: $913,807,000

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+81 per 1000 residents
State:	+33 per 1000 residents

Here:	-126 per 1000 residents
State:	-22 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	6.6

Here:	3.7
State:	3.8

59% of Hudson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in New Jersey.

Hudson County:	58.6%
State average:	62.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 247824
• Northeast: 67461
• Midwest: 6739
• South: 20399
• West: 4822

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000

Here:	17.5%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Here:	17.0%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Here:	36.7%
New Jersey:	30.1%