Jersey City Population and Demographics

Jersey City New Jersey Population and Demographics Resources

Jersey City City, New Jersey Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Jersey City Population: 240055 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 117144 48.8% Female 122911 51.2%       Under 5 years 16631 6.93% 5 to 9 years 17321 7.22% 10 to 14 years 16383 6.82% 15 to 19 years 15542 6.47% 20 to 24 years 19094 7.95% 25 to 34 years 46541 19.39% 35 to 44 years 37799 15.75% 45 to 54 years 28268 11.78% 55 to 59 years 10463 4.36% 60 to 64 years 8575 3.57% 65 to 74 years 12534 5.22% 75 to 84 years 8099 3.37% 85 years and over 2805 1.17%       Median age (years) 32.4       18 years and over 180652 75.25% Male 86877 36.19% Female 93775 39.06% 21 years and over 170621 71.08% 62 years and over 28270 11.78% 65 years and over 23438 9.76% Male 8867 3.69% Female 14571 6.07%       Race     One race 226044 94.16% White 81637 34.01% Black or African American 67994 28.32% American Indian and Alaska Native 1071 0.45% Asian 38881 16.2% Asian indian 12973 5.4% Chinese 3600 1.5% Filipino 15860 6.61% Japanese 404 0.17% Korean 1428 0.59% Vietnamese 1602 0.67% Other Asian 3014 1.26% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 181 0.08% Native Hawaiian 29 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 33 0.01% Samoan 28 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 91 0.04% Some other race 36280 15.11% Two or more races 14011 5.84%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 240055 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 67952 28.31% Mexican 2495 1.04% Puerto Rican 29777 12.4% Cuban 1860 0.77% Other Hispanic or Latino 33820 14.09% Not Hispanic or Latino 172103 71.69% White alone 56736 23.63%       Relationship     Total Population 240055 100.00% In households 236678 98.59% Householder 88632 36.92% Spouse 32236 13.43% Child 73198 30.49% Own child under 18 years 49671 20.69% Other relatives 26197 10.91% Under 18 years 8609 3.59% Nonrelatives 16415 6.84% Unmarried partner 5706 2.38% In group quarters 3377 1.41% Institutionalized population 1563 0.65% Non-Institutionalized population 1814 0.76%       Households by Type     Total Households 88632 100.0 % Family households (families) 55636 62.77% With own children under 18 years 27563 31.1% Married-couple family 32236 36.37% With own children under 18 years 15637 17.64% Female householder, no husband present 17912 20.21% With own children under 18 years 9911 11.18% Non Family households 32996 37.23% Householder living alone 25921 29.25% Householder 65 years and over 7232 8.16%       Households with individuals under 18 years 31837 35.92% Households with individuals 65 years and over 17802 20.09%       Average Household size 2.67 Average family size 3.37       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 93648 100.00% Occupied housing units 88632 94.64% Vacant housing units 5016 5.36% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 280 0.3% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 88632 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 24978 28.18% Renter-occupied housing units. 63654 71.82%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.98 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.55

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