Jersey City, NJ Profile

Jersey City, NJ, population 242,503, is located in New Jersey's Hudson county, about 3.9 miles from New York and 5.0 miles from Newark.

Through the 90's Jersey City's population has grown by about 5%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Jersey City has stayed about the same. Since 2005 Jersey City's population has grown by about 2%.

Jersey City's property crime levels tend to be higher than New Jersey's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Jersey City tend to be much higher than New Jersey's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	34%
	African American	28%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	16%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	22%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	240,055	N/A
2001	240,440	0.16%
2002	238,814	-0.68%
2003	237,629	-0.50%
2004	236,587	-0.44%
2005	236,808	0.09%
2006	238,109	0.55%
2007	238,702	0.25%
2008	239,658	0.40%
2009	242,503	1.19%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$37,862

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,179
2002	1,186
2003	1,212
2004	1,202
2005	1,309
2006	1,205
2007	1,006
2008	944
2009	744
2010	749

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	25	89	1,301	1,438
2002	21	86	1,381	1,419
2003	24	98	1,416	1,389
2004	23	71	1,418	1,382
2005	38	43	1,642	1,413
2006	22	60	1553	1255
2007	20	47	1248	1106
2008	25	49	1252	954
2009	28	49	871	843
2010	25	44	943	817

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	3,997
2002	3,785
2003	3,651
2004	3,413
2005	3,643
2006	3,165
2007	2,827
2008	3,088
2009	2,484
2010	2,454

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	2,350	4,911	2,413
2002	2,285	4,694	2,296
2003	2,191	4,564	2,059
2004	2,044	4,445	1,728
2005	2,216	4,658	1,855
2006	1670	4425	1495
2007	1504	4082	1218
2008	1869	4426	1166
2009	1400	3744	840
2010	1523	3662	807