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

Population (total): Population in 2017: 270,753 (100% urban, 0% rural). >Population change since 2000: +12.8%

Population (male): 133,800

Median Age: 33.8 years

Sex Offenders: According to our research of New Jersey and other state lists, there were 244 registered sex offenders living in Jersey City, New Jersey as of January 18, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Jersey City is 1,083 to 1.>

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

Elevation: 83 feet

Land Area: 14.9 square miles.

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

Races:
      Hispanic - 79,822 - 29.5%
      Asian alone - 71,313 - 26.3%
      Black alone - 60,005 - 22.2%
      White alone - 51,554 - 19.0%
      Two or more races - 6,393 - 2.4%
      Other race alone - 1,054 - 0.4%
      American Indian alone - 609 - 0.2%

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.