Jersey City, New Jersey demographics

Jersey City, NJ demographics: median age 34.7; 54.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Jersey City city, New Jersey · Incorporated city · GEOID 3436000. The survey estimates a population of 294,078 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Jersey City is 34.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.3 years. There are 125,223 households (±1,431). 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	34.7 ±0.3	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 294,078
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	57,917 ±1,871	19.7% ±0.6 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	91,089 ±2,013	31.0% ±0.7 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	110,405 ±2,492	37.5% ±0.8 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	34,667 ±1,417	11.8% ±0.5 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 294,078
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	148,523 ±1,340	50.5% ±0.5 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	145,555 ±1,334	49.5% ±0.5 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: 294,078
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	77,089 ±2,521	26.2% ±0.9 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	60,120 ±1,928	20.4% ±0.7 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	2,242 ±816	0.8% ±0.3 pp	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	78,731 ±1,880	26.8% ±0.6 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	53 ±54 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	31,788 ±2,740	10.8% ±0.9 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	44,055 ±2,505	15.0% ±0.9 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 294,078
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	218,531 ±2,353	74.3% ±0.8 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	75,547 ±2,358	25.7% ±0.8 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: 125,223
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	46,452 ±1,619	37.1% ±1.2 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	5,668 ±731	4.5% ±0.6 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	16,208 ±1,173	12.9% ±0.9 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	42,113 ±2,070	33.6% ±1.6 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	14,782 ±859	11.8% ±0.7 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 125,223
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	32,268 ±1,346	25.8% ±1.0 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	92,955 ±1,994	74.2% ±1.3 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 125,223
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	42,113 ±2,070	33.6% ±1.6 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	38,419 ±1,574	30.7% ±1.2 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	21,227 ±1,270	17.0% ±1.0 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	13,358 ±1,059	10.7% ±0.8 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	5,464 ±677	4.4% ±0.5 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	2,853 ±457	2.3% ±0.4 pp	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,789 ±342	1.4% ±0.3 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: 294,078
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	171,380 ±2,953	58.3% ±1.0 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	122,698 ±2,941	41.7% ±1.0 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 274,655
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	134,883 ±3,330	49.1% ±1.2 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	52,899 ±2,254	19.3% ±0.8 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	4,254 ±871	1.5% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	849 ±301	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	3,816 ±796	1.4% ±0.3 pp	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	31,685 ±2,246	11.5% ±0.8 pp	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	1,736 ±441	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	12,401 ±1,171	4.5% ±0.4 pp	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	1,765 ±714	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	11,568 ±1,158	4.2% ±0.4 pp	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	5,723 ±949	2.1% ±0.3 pp	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	9,972 ±1,687	3.6% ±0.6 pp	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	3,104 ±859	1.1% ±0.3 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: 214,365
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	19,779 ±1,374	9.2% ±0.6 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	41,222 ±1,833	19.2% ±0.8 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	26,084 ±1,452	12.2% ±0.7 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	9,853 ±920	4.6% ±0.4 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	64,058 ±2,386	29.9% ±1.1 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	53,369 ±2,297	24.9% ±1.1 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: 290,640
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	253,263 ±2,771	87.1% ±0.9 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	17,677 ±1,657	6.1% ±0.6 pp	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	3,733 ±792	1.3% ±0.3 pp	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	11,324 ±1,405	3.9% ±0.5 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	4,643 ±1,048	1.6% ±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

8.5% of Jersey City residents (±0.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 92.5% 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	Jersey City	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.5% ±0.6 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.5% ±0.6 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.7% ±0.2 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 Jersey City . 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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