Population

302,013

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$566,900

Owner-occupied units

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey · 40.711° N, 74.065° W · 15 sq mi

Jersey City is a city in New Jersey, with a population of 302,013 and about 20,478 residents per square mile. The median household earns $97,710 a year, and the median home is worth $566,900.

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Size & density

Land area

15 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

20,478

People per square mile

Rank by population

#71

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#746

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$97,710

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,007

Per month

Homeownership

27.9%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

36.8 min

One way

People

Median age

34.7

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

54.8%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

41.7%

Households

125,223

2.33 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 23^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 158^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 22^/yr

Days above 90° 17^/yr

Below freezing 79^/yr

Annual rainfall 53ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 87°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 27°F

What people here do for work

Professional & business services 20.2^%

Education & health care 19.7^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 14.8^%

Retail trade 7.9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

State of New Jersey

State bird

Eastern Goldfinch

State flower

Common Violet

State capital

Trenton

Nickname

The Garden State

Compare Jersey City with

Cities near Jersey City

Hoboken, NJ3 mi · 59,027
Bayonne, NJ4 mi · 74,744
Union City, NJ4 mi · 66,656
Newark, NJ6 mi · 323,808
West New York, NJ6 mi · 53,192
New York, NY7 mi · 8,584,629
Elizabeth, NJ7 mi · 141,675
East Orange, NJ9 mi · 72,159

Cities about the same size

Wealthiest person in New Jersey

Name

John Overdeck

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$7.4B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Millburn

Source of wealth

Hedge funds

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in New Jersey · private sector

Employer

RWJBarnabas Health

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in New Jersey

Company

Johnson & Johnson

Revenue

$88.8B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

New Brunswick

Ticker

JNJ