Bayonne, New Jersey

City in Hudson County, New Jersey

Population, 2000 to 2020+15.9%

Population of Bayonne at each census
Census	Population
2000	61,842
2010	63,024
2020	71,686

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Bayonne compared with its county and state

Bayonne compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	Bayonne	Hudson County	New Jersey
Population	70,468	710,478	9,267,014
Median household income	$81,285	$90,032	$101,050
Median age	38.6	35.8	40.1
Median home value	$446,100	$508,600	$427,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher	39.7%	47.9%	42.9%
Foreign-born residents	30.5%	42.6%	23.5%
Owner-occupied homes	37.4%	31.2%	63.7%
Mean commute to work	34.1 minutes	35.5 minutes	30.9 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Bayonne

Under $50k32.1%

$50k to $100k29.9%

$100k to $150k17.7%

$150k to $200k8.5%

$200k and over11.8%

Median household income $81,285 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Bayonne

37.4%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 10,604 units
Renter occupied: 17,721 units
Vacancy rate: 6.1%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Public schools in Bayonne14

Public schools in Bayonne, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
Henry E. Harris Community School	Public	Pre-K–8	Bayonne School District
Horace Mann Community School	Public	Pre-K–8	Bayonne School District
John M. Bailey Community School	Public	Pre-K–8	Bayonne School District
Lincoln Community School #5	Public	Pre-K–8	Bayonne School District
Mary J Donohoe Community School	Public	Pre-K–8	Bayonne School District
Nicholas Oresko Community School	Public	Pre-K–8	Bayonne School District
Philip G. Vroom Community School	Public	Pre-K–8	Bayonne School District
Walter F. Robinson Community School	Public	Pre-K–8	Bayonne School District
Washington Community School #9	Public	Pre-K–8	Bayonne School District
William Shemin Midtown Community School #8	Public	Pre-K–8	Bayonne School District
Woodrow Wilson Community School	Public	Pre-K–8	Bayonne School District
Bayonne Academy	Career and technical	9–12	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District
Bayonne Alternative High School	Public	9–12	Bayonne School District
Bayonne High School	Public	9–12	Bayonne School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.