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Jersey City NJ - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	240,055	72 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 505) (100%)
Average Income	$37,862	9,793 (61%)	443 (12%)
Median House Value	$125,000	5,287 (79%)	366 (28%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	34.0%	23,906 (of 25,150) (5%)	492 (of 505) (3%)
% Black Population	28.3%	2,070 (92%)	35 (93%)
% Hispanic Population	28.3%	1,494 (94%)	21 (96%)
% Asian Population	16.2%	259 (99%)	26 (95%)
% American Indian Population	0.4%	10,336 (59%)	58 (89%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	72.6%	18,234 (of 25,150) (27%)	447 (of 505) (11%)
% College Graduates	27.5%	4,207 (83%)	249 (51%)
% Never Married	40.0%	997 (96%)	17 (97%)
% Married	41.6%	23,422 (7%)	470 (7%)
% Seperated	4.3%	1,784 (93%)	36 (93%)
% Divorced	7.2%	19,297 (23%)	304 (40%)
% Foreign Born	34.0%	455 (98%)	25 (95%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	93,648	75 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 505) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	40.3%	5,429 (78%)	74 (85%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	4.4%	15,176 (40%)	408 (19%)
Average Rooms in House	4.1	24,416 (3%)	489 (3%)
% Households with No Car	40.7%	190 (99%)	6 (99%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	3.9%	24,526 (2%)	478 (5%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	15,585 (38%)	298 (41%)
Median House Value	$125,000	5,287 (79%)	366 (28%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	6.4%	9,462 (62%)	62 (88%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	5.7%	1,721 (93%)	168 (67%)
Average Monthly Rent	$675	4,146 (84%)	397 (21%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	61.5%	13,274 (of 25,150) (47%)	383 (of 505) (24%)
% Drive Alone to Work	36.4%	24,755 (2%)	501 (1%)
% Take Public Transportation	39.5%	10 (100%)	4 (99%)
% Walk to Work	8.0%	3,197 (87%)	24 (95%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	33.8	2,410 (90%)	104 (79%)
% Households making less than $10,000	14.7%	6,966 (72%)	21 (96%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.0%	4,508 (82%)	256 (49%)
Median Household Income	$37,862	9,793 (61%)	443 (12%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	6.7%	3,570 (86%)	20 (96%)
Per Capita Income	$19,410	7,731 (69%)	418 (17%)
Male Worker Income	$35,119	8,620 (66%)	441 (13%)
Female Worker Income	$30,494	3,909 (84%)	353 (30%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	16.4%	4,638 (82%)	22 (96%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	18.6%	5,786 (77%)	26 (95%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Newark, New Jersey	6 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.98

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Stockton, California	0.91
Bakersfield, California	0.83
Greensboro, North Carolina	0.83
Riverside, California	0.83
Newark, New Jersey	0.82
Durham, North Carolina	0.82
Norfolk, Virginia	0.80
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	0.80
Tacoma, Washington	0.80
Glendale, Arizona	0.79

Jersey City NJ Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Puerto Rican Population	29,777	8
Arab People	6,764	8
Asian Indian Population	12,973	9
Percent of People Who Take Public Transportation to Work	39.5%	10
People Who Take Public Transportation to Work	39,835	11

Jersey City NJ Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 505)
25 to 34 year Old Population	46,541	1
75 to 84 year Old Population	8,099	1
85 Year and Older Population	2,805	1
White Population	81,637	1
American Indian and Alaska Native Population	1,071	1

Jersey City NJ Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	8.3%	24,988
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	28.2%	24,881
Percent of People Born in U.S.	60.7%	24,798
Percent of People Who Drive Alone to Work	36.4%	24,755
Percent of Households with Two Cars	13.8%	24,748

Jersey City NJ Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 505)
Percent of People Who Drive Alone to Work	36.4%	501
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	8.3%	496
Percent Single Race Population	94.2%	495
Percent White Population	34.0%	492
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	37.7%	491

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Jersey City NJ	Stockton, California
Total Population	243,771	240,055
Average Age	29.8	32.4
Average Income	$35,453	$37,862
Median House Value	$119,500	$125,000
% White Population	43.3%	34.0%
% Black Population	11.2%	28.3%
% Asian Population	19.9%	16.2%
% Hispanic Population	32.5%	28.3%

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