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

Population (male): 133,800

Median Age: 33.8 years

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)

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.>

Elevation: 83 feet

Land Area: 14.9 square miles.

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

Among the oldest surviving houses in Jersey City are the Newkirk House (1690), the Van Vorst Farmhouse (1740), and the Van Wagenen House (1742). During the American Revolutionary War, the area was in the hands of the British who controlled New York. In the Battle of Paulus Hook Major Light Horse Harry Lee attacked a British fortification on August 19, 1779. After this war, Alexander Hamilton and other prominent New Yorkers and New Jerseyeans attempted to develop the area that would become historic downtown Jersey City and laid out the city squares and streets that still characterize the neighborhood, giving them names also seen in Lower Manhattan or after war heroes (Grove, Varick, Mercer, Wayne, Monmouth, and Montgomery among them).