Bayonne, New Jersey demographics

Bayonne, NJ demographics: median age 38.3; 39.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Bayonne city, New Jersey · Incorporated city · GEOID 3403580. The survey estimates a population of 71,553 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Bayonne is 38.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.0 years. There are 28,951 households (±793). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.3 ±1.0	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 71,553
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	16,522 ±1,178	23.1% ±1.6 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	15,283 ±1,023	21.4% ±1.4 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	28,523 ±1,356	39.9% ±1.9 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	11,225 ±898	15.7% ±1.3 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 71,553
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	35,678 ±818	49.9% ±1.1 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	35,875 ±816	50.1% ±1.1 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 71,553
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	33,327 ±1,549	46.6% ±2.2 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	9,593 ±1,257	13.4% ±1.8 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	284 ±219 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	6,594 ±1,120	9.2% ±1.6 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	28 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	6,960 ±1,395	9.7% ±1.9 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	14,767 ±1,603	20.6% ±2.2 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 71,553
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	48,568 ±1,512	67.9% ±2.1 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	22,985 ±1,510	32.1% ±2.1 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 28,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	10,722 ±686	37.0% ±2.1 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,219 ±405	7.7% ±1.4 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	4,647 ±512	16.1% ±1.7 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	9,666 ±992	33.4% ±3.3 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,697 ±346	5.9% ±1.2 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 28,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	8,934 ±526	30.9% ±1.6 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	20,017 ±997	69.1% ±2.9 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 28,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	9,666 ±992	33.4% ±3.3 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	7,240 ±683	25.0% ±2.3 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	5,789 ±637	20.0% ±2.1 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,100 ±361	10.7% ±1.2 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,209 ±374	7.6% ±1.3 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	513 ±165	1.8% ±0.6 pp	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	434 ±158	1.5% ±0.5 pp	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 71,553
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	49,356 ±1,475	69.0% ±2.1 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	22,197 ±1,476	31.0% ±2.1 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 66,598
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	38,981 ±1,760	58.5% ±2.6 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	13,067 ±1,382	19.6% ±2.1 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	326 ±207 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	245 ±150 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,630 ±504	2.4% ±0.8 pp	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,711 ±744	4.1% ±1.1 pp	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	182 ±159 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	381 ±231 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	29 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,593 ±513	2.4% ±0.8 pp	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	523 ±252	0.8% ±0.4 pp	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	6,588 ±1,043	9.9% ±1.6 pp	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	342 ±187 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 50,122
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,995 ±660	10.0% ±1.3 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	14,243 ±1,136	28.4% ±2.2 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	7,734 ±742	15.4% ±1.4 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,284 ±604	6.6% ±1.2 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	14,134 ±1,036	28.2% ±2.0 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,732 ±756	11.4% ±1.5 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 70,687
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	66,552 ±780	94.2% ±1.0 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,723 ±495	2.4% ±0.7 pp	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	847 ±426 · low precision	1.2% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	960 ±319	1.4% ±0.5 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	605 ±251	0.9% ±0.4 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.6% of Bayonne residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 92.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bayonne	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.6% ±1.1 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.4% ±0.6 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.1% ±0.7 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Bayonne . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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