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 cityAt 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.
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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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