Hudson County, NJ Population

Overview

713,264

Total Population

35.6

Median age

50.02%

Female population %

99.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

41.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

303,025

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hudson County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hudson County is 35.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hudson County's population under 18 was 20.52%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hudson County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hudson County, 17.56% were under the age of 15, 20.60% aged 15 to 29, 49.89% aged 30 to 64, 10.51% aged 65 to 84, and 1.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 230 more females than males in Hudson County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.02% females and 49.98% males in Hudson County, NJ.
The Hudson County, NJ gender ratio is 99.9:100 i.e. 99.9 men to 100 women (0.999).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 39,746.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 36,918.

Hudson County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hudson County population: 46.09% are White, 11.98% are Black or African American, 0.48% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 15.85% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 13.61% are some other race and 11.98% are multiracial.
Hudson County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 303,025 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 410,239 (57.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hudson County is White with a population of 328,709 (46.09% of the total population).

Hudson County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 721,832 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Hudson County's population increased by 26,203 (4.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hudson County's population increased by 86,184 (13.56%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hudson County's population was lowest in year 2007 at 591,746.