Jersey City, NJ Population

Overview

287,146

Total Population

34.5

Median age

49.69%

Female population %

101.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

41.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

78,979

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Jersey City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Jersey City is 34.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jersey City's population under 18 was 20.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jersey City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jersey City, 18.15% were under the age of 15, 20.94% aged 15 to 29, 49.51% aged 30 to 64, 10.19% aged 65 to 84, and 1.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,766 less females than males in Jersey City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.69% females and 50.31% males in Jersey City, NJ.
The Jersey City, NJ gender ratio is 101.2:100 i.e. 101.2 men to 100 women (1.012).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 17,984.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 16,457.

Jersey City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jersey City population: 32.06% are White, 22.48% are Black or African American, 0.59% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 25.43% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 9.73% are some other race and 9.71% are multiracial.
Jersey City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 78,979 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 208,167 (72.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jersey City is White with a population of 92,048 (32.06% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 291,919 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Jersey City's population increased by 8,232 (3.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jersey City's population increased by 43,595 (17.56%), 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, Jersey City's population was lowest in year 2004 at 237,434.