New Jersey / Census place 3436000

Jersey City

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Jersey City city

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
302,013
2025 estimate
Annual change
+0.4%
Population estimate
Density
20,478/sq mi
14.7 sq mi land area
Median age
34.7 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$97,710
Median home value
$566,900
Median gross rent
$2,007
Bachelor’s degree or higher
54.8%
Typical commute
36.8 min
Public transit commute
36.1%

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP (6 mi from place center)
Average high
63.8°F
Average low
47.1°F
Annual rainfall
46.6"
Annual snowfall
31.5"

Month by month

A year in Jersey City.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches
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Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release.

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