Hoboken, NJ Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2017: 55,131 (100% urban, 0% rural).

Population (female): 27,602

Median Age: 32.1 years

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Hoboken: 129.8 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 10.5%

Ancestries: Ancestries: Italian (17.5%), Irish (12.0%), German (5.1%), English (2.6%), American (2.5%), Polish (2.3%).

Elevation: 5 feet

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $104,248 (it was $62,550 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $77,663 (it was $43,195 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $578,535 (it was $249,300 in 2000) Hoboken:$578,535NJ:$334,900

Hoboken was originally an island, surrounded by the Hudson River on the east and tidal lands at the foot of the New Jersey Palisades on the west. It was a seasonal campsite in the territory of the Hackensack, a phratry of the Lenni Lenape, who used the serpentine rock found there to carve pipes.