Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 556,972
1990: 553,099
2000: 608,975
Percent change, 1990–2000: 9.2%
U.S. rank in 1980: 1st (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 1st (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 1st (CMSA)
City Residents
1980: 223,532
1990: 228,537
2000: 240,055
2003 estimate: 239,097
Percent change, 1990–2000: 4.8%
U.S. rank in 1980: 61st
U.S. rank in 1990: 67th (State rank: 2nd)
U.S. rank in 2000: 73rd (State rank: 2nd)
Density: 16,111 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 81,637
Black or African American: 67,994
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,071
Asian: 38,881
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 181
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 67,952
Other: 36,280
Percent of residents born in state: 42.6% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 16,631
Population 5 to 9 years old: 17,321
Population 10 to 14 years old: 16,383
Population 15 to 19 years old: 15,542
Population 20 to 24 years old: 19,094
Population 25 to 34 years old: 46,541
Population 35 to 44 years old: 37,799
Population 45 to 54 years old: 28,268
Population 55 to 59 years old: 10,463
Population 60 to 64 years old: 8,575
Population 65 to 74 years old: 12,534
Population 75 to 84 years old: 8,099
Population 85 years and older: 2,805
Median age: 32.4 years
Births (2002, Jersey City)
Total number: 3,743
Deaths (2002, Hudson County)
Total number: 4,576 (of which, 64 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $19,410 Median household income: $37,862 Total households: 88,617
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 13,002
$10,000 to $14,999: 6,188
$15,000 to $24,999: 10,567
$25,000 to $34,999: 11,437
$35,000 to $49,999: 13,759
$50,000 to $74,999: 15,335
$75,000 to $99,999: 8,174
$100,000 to $149,999: 6,523
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,851
$200,000 or more: 1,781
Percent of families below poverty level: 16.4% (48.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 12,182