JERSEY CITY is located between the Hudson River and Upper NY bay across from lower Manhattan. Jersey City has 11 miles of waterfront and significant rail and ferry connections for commuters traveling to NYC. Jersey City has an important role as a manufacturing center for the Port of New York and New Jersey. Service industries have played a prominent role in the redevelopment of its waterfront and the creation of one of the nation's largest downtowns. Jersey City is the second largest city in New Jersey and as of 2010 the population of Jersey City was 247,597.
Jersey City waterfront has evolved into a business and residential metropolis. Residential communities like Newport, Crystal Pointe, The Beacon, Trump, Gulls Cove, Avalon Jersey City and Portofino have made the Jersey City waterfront a “go to” destination for many professionals working in the financial center of Jersey City or Wall Street.
- Hispanic - 67,215 (27.7%)
- White alone - 62,080 (25.6%)
- Black alone - 59,362 (24.5%)
- Asian alone - 47,532 (19.6%)
- Two or more races - 3,837 (1.6%)
- Other race alone - 1,865 (0.8%)
- American alone - 589 (0.2%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 32 (0.01%)
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1996: 126 buildings, average cost: $51,700
- 1997: 115 buildings, average cost: $56,000
- 1998: 66 buildings, average cost: $55,300
- 1999: 25 buildings, average cost: $131,600
- 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $60,800
- 2001: 27 buildings, average cost: $95,500
- 2002: 40 buildings, average cost: $190,400
- 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $149,100
- 2004: 84 buildings, average cost: $34,300
- 2005: 170 buildings, average cost: $91,900
- 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $488,100
- 2007: 41 buildings, average cost: $190,000
- 2008: 16 buildings, average cost: $222,700
- 2009: 21 buildings, average cost: $248,000
201Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $5,671 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $5,548 (1.5%
Population in July 2009: 242,503. Population change since 2000: +1.0%
Males: 118,338 |
(48.8%) |
Females: 124,165 |
(51.2%) |
Median resident age: |
32.4 years |
New Jersey median age: |
36.7 years |
Zip codes: 07097, 07302, 07303, 07304, 07305, 07306, 07307, 07308, 07309, 07310, 07311, 07399.
Estimated median household income in 2009: $57,166 (it was $37,862 in 2000)
Jersey City: |
$57,166 |
New Jersey: |
$68,342 |
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $33,356
Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $361,000 (it was $137,900 in 2000)
Jersey City: |
$361,000 |
New Jersey: |
$348,300 |
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $428,814; Detached houses: $377,382; Townhouses or other attached units: $393,740; In 2-unit structures: $440,427; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $549,318; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $459,602; Mobile homes: $155,547; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $212,109
Median gross real estate residential rents in 2009 was $1,105 per month.
Amtrak stations near Jersey City:
- 5 miles: NEW YORK (PENN STA) (NEW YORK, 7TH AVE. & W. 32ND ST.) Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 6 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 8 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
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