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

Median Age: 33.8 years

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

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%).

Elevation: 83 feet

Land Area: 14.9 square miles.

Population Density:

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%

During the 19th century, former slaves reached Jersey City on one of the four routes of the Underground Railroad that led to the city.