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

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,338.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Jersey City: 123.6 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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

Poverty (breakdown): (10.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.0% for Black residents, 17.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 8.6% for American Indian residents, 35.3% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 23.0% for other race residents, 16.8% for two or more races residents)

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

Land Area: 14.9 square miles.

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