Hoboken, New Jersey demographics

Hoboken, NJ demographics: median age 31.9; 82.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Hoboken city, New Jersey · Incorporated city · GEOID 3432250. The survey estimates a population of 58,668 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Hoboken is 31.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 28,088 households (±606). 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	31.9 ±0.4	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 58,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	8,694 ±777	14.8% ±1.3 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	26,926 ±1,346	45.9% ±2.3 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	19,033 ±1,082	32.4% ±1.8 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	4,015 ±548	6.8% ±0.9 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 58,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	29,207 ±854	49.8% ±1.5 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	29,461 ±842	50.2% ±1.4 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: 58,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	40,152 ±1,157	68.4% ±2.0 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,590 ±666	4.4% ±1.1 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	79 ±65 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	7,441 ±1,160	12.7% ±2.0 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	18 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,262 ±381	2.2% ±0.6 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	7,126 ±880	12.1% ±1.5 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 58,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	50,784 ±865	86.6% ±1.5 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7,884 ±863	13.4% ±1.5 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: 28,088
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	9,611 ±676	34.2% ±2.3 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	518 ±195	1.8% ±0.7 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,837 ±433	6.5% ±1.5 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	9,412 ±894	33.5% ±3.1 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	6,710 ±612	23.9% ±2.1 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 28,088
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,172 ±405	18.4% ±1.4 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	22,916 ±850	81.6% ±2.5 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 28,088
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	9,412 ±894	33.5% ±3.1 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	11,992 ±875	42.7% ±3.0 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,702 ±501	13.2% ±1.8 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,460 ±285	8.8% ±1.0 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	447 ±163	1.6% ±0.6 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	75 ±68 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±47 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	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: 58,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	48,271 ±1,041	82.3% ±1.8 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	10,397 ±1,045	17.7% ±1.8 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 54,412
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	41,370 ±1,431	76.0% ±2.5 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	4,654 ±778	8.6% ±1.4 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	613 ±393 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	414 ±315 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,070 ±364	2.0% ±0.7 pp	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,889 ±687	5.3% ±1.3 pp	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	238 ±153 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,507 ±446	2.8% ±0.8 pp	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	36 ±39 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	162 ±101 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	548 ±220	1.0% ±0.4 pp	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	285 ±282 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	626 ±311	1.2% ±0.6 pp	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: 44,004
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,548 ±421	3.5% ±1.0 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,972 ±557	6.8% ±1.3 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,280 ±526	5.2% ±1.2 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	847 ±268	1.9% ±0.6 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	22,269 ±1,074	50.6% ±2.3 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14,088 ±1,036	32.0% ±2.3 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: 57,478
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	45,866 ±1,196	79.8% ±2.0 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,469 ±626	7.8% ±1.1 pp	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,695 ±553	4.7% ±1.0 pp	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	3,757 ±846	6.5% ±1.5 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	691 ±439 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	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

3.2% of Hoboken residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 96.0% 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	Hoboken	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.2% ±0.9 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.0% ±0.8 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.4% ±0.5 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

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 Hoboken . 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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