Jersey City, NJ Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (female): 136,953

Median Age: 33.8 years

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 14.5%

Ancestries: Ancestries: Italian (2.9%), Egyptian (2.8%), Irish (1.7%), American (1.7%), Polish (1.2%), Guyanese (1.1%).

Zip Codes: 07087, 07302, 07304, 07305, 07306, 07307, 07310, 07311

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $66,264 (it was $37,862 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $38,348 (it was $19,410 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $379,900 (it was $137,900 in 2000) Jersey City:$379,900NJ:$334,900

Scattered communities of farmsteads characterized the Dutch settlements at Pavonia: Communipaw, Harsimus, Paulus Hook, Hoebuck, Awiehaken, and other lands "behind Kill van Kull". The first village (located inside a palisaded garrison) established on what is now Bergen Square in 1660, and is considered to be the oldest town in what would become the state of New Jersey.