Jersey City, New Jersey

City in Hudson County, New Jersey

Population, 2000 to 2020+21.8%

Population of Jersey City at each census
Census	Population
2000	240,055
2010	247,597
2020	292,449

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.

Jersey City compared with its county and state

Jersey City compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	Jersey City	Hudson County	New Jersey
Population	289,691	710,478	9,267,014
Median household income	$94,813	$90,032	$101,050
Median age	34.7	35.8	40.1
Median home value	$534,500	$508,600	$427,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher	53.1%	47.9%	42.9%
Foreign-born residents	41.2%	42.6%	23.5%
Owner-occupied homes	28.8%	31.2%	63.7%
Mean commute to work	36.9 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 Jersey City

Under $50k28.6%

$50k to $100k23.3%

$100k to $150k16.4%

$150k to $200k10.1%

$200k and over21.7%

Median household income $94,813 · 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 Jersey City

28.8%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 35,447 units
Renter occupied: 87,685 units
Vacancy rate: 7.2%

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 Jersey City53

Public schools in Jersey City, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
Alexander D. Sullivan School	Public	Pre-K–5	Jersey City Public Schools
Alfred Zampella School	Public	Pre-K–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Chaplain Charles Watters School	Public	Pre-K–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Charles E. Trefurt School	Public	Pre-K–5	Jersey City Public Schools
Christa McAuliffe School	Public	Pre-K–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Cornelia F. Bradford School	Public	Pre-K–5	Jersey City Public Schools
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Charter	K–8	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School
Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School	Public	Pre-K–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	Jersey City Public Schools
Dr. Michael Conti School	Public	Pre-K–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Dr. Paul Rafalides School	Public	Pre-K–4	Jersey City Public Schools
Frank R Conwell School	Public	Pre-K–5	Jersey City Public Schools
Gladys Nunery School	Public	Pre-K–5	Jersey City Public Schools
James F. Murray School	Public	Pre-K–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Jersey City Community Charter School	Charter	K–8	Jersey City Community Charter School
Jersey City Global Charter School	Charter	K–8	Jersey City Global Charter School
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Charter	Pre-K–8	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School
Joseph H. Brensinger School	Public	Pre-K–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Jotham W. Wakeman School	Public	Pre-K–5	Jersey City Public Schools
Julia A. Barnes School	Public	Pre-K–5	Jersey City Public Schools
Learning Community Charter School	Charter	Pre-K–8	The Learning Community Charter School
Mahatma K. Gandhi School	Public	Pre-K–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Martin Center for the Arts	Public	Pre-K–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Martin Luther King Jr. School	Public	Pre-K–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Nicolaus Copernicus School	Public	Pre-K–5	Jersey City Public Schools
Ollie Culbreth Jr. School	Public	Pre-K–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26	Public	Pre-K–5	Jersey City Public Schools
President Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Rafael Cordero y Molina	Public	Pre-K–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School	Public	Pre-K–5	Jersey City Public Schools
Soaring Heights Charter School	Charter	K–8	Soaring Heights Charter School
The Ethical Community Charter School	Charter	K–8	The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct
Whitney M. Young Jr. School	Public	Pre-K–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Academy I	Public	6–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Explore Middle School	Career and technical	6–8	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District
Ezra L. Nolan School	Public	6–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Franklin L. Williams School	Public	6–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Kindle Education Public Charter School	Charter	6	Kindle Education Public Charter School
Middle School # 4	Public	6–8	Jersey City Public Schools
Academy of Technology Design	Career and technical	9–12	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District
County Prep High School	Career and technical	9–12	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District
Dr Ronald McNair High School	Public	9–12	Jersey City Public Schools
Henry Snyder High School	Public	9–12	Jersey City Public Schools
Infinity Institute	Public	6–12	Jersey City Public Schools
Innovation High School	Public	9–12	Jersey City Public Schools
James J Ferris High School	Public	9–12	Jersey City Public Schools
Liberty High School	Public	9–12	Jersey City Public Schools
Lincoln High School	Public	9–12	Jersey City Public Schools
University Academy Charter High School	Charter	9–12	University Academy Charter High School
William L Dickinson High School	Public	9–12	Jersey City Public Schools
BelovED Community Charter School	Charter	K–12	BelovED Community Charter
Empowerment Academy Charter School	Charter	K–9	Empowerment Academy Charter School
Regional Day School	Special education	Pre-K–12	Jersey City Public Schools

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.