Hudson County, New Jersey
Hudson County, New Jersey
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 608,975 |
| 2010 | 634,266 |
| 2020 | 724,854 |
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, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Hudson County | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 710,478 | 9,267,014 |
| Median household income | $90,032 | $101,050 |
| Median age | 35.8 | 40.1 |
| Median home value | $508,600 | $427,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 47.9% | 42.9% |
| Foreign-born residents | 42.6% | 23.5% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 31.2% | 63.7% |
| Mean commute to work | 35.5 minutes | 30.9 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $90,032 · 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, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 92,160 units
- Renter occupied
- 203,392 units
- Vacancy rate
- 6.8%
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, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
253,652 employees in 14,119 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Hudson County
- BayonneCity
- East NewarkBorough
- GuttenbergTown
- HarrisonTown
- HobokenCity
- Jersey CityCity
- KearnyTown
- North Bergen TownshipTownship
- SecaucusTown
- Union CityCity
- Weehawken TownshipTownship
- West New YorkTown
Neighboring counties
- Bergen CountyPopulation 978,641 (2024 estimate)
- Essex CountyPopulation 881,527 (2024 estimate)
- Kings County, NYNo page yet
- New York County, NYNo page yet
- Richmond County, NYNo page yet
- Union CountyPopulation 594,160 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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- Type
- County
- Land area
- 46.2 sq mi
- Water area
- 16.2 sq mi
- Population
- 736,185 (2024 estimate)
- Households
- 295,552
- Median age
- 35.8
- Median household income
- $90,032
- Median home value
- $508,600
- Median gross rent
- $1,811
- Owner-occupied homes
- 31.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 47.9%
- Foreign-born residents
- 42.6%
- Mean commute to work
- 35.5 minutes
- Census GEOID
- 34017
Sources: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- ZIP codes
- 07002, 07029, 07030, 07032, 07047, 07086, 07087, 07093, 07094, 07302, 07304, 07305, 07306, 07307, 07310, 07311
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Sources: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship file: ZCTAs to counties, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Gazetteer 2025: metropolitan and micropolitan areas, retrieved November 14, 2026.