Bayonne, New Jersey

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The 2000 Census showed that Bayonne had a population of 61,842 people^<1>. This represents 0.73% of the total population of New Jersey, making it the state's 11th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
8	East Orange	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	65,390	6.35% decrease
9	Passaic	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	66,884	1.44% decrease
10	Union City	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	62,183	7.31% decrease
-11-	Bayonne			57,448	7.11% decrease
12	Vineland	SW	95 mi [152.9 km]	58,780	4.46% increase
13	New Brunswick	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	51,149	5.3% increase
14	Plainfield	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	46,126	3.56% decrease

Bayonne had 26,826 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Bayonne has a total area of 11.25 square miles [29.15 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 5.63 square miles [14.57 km²]5.63 square miles [14.58 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Bayonne had a 2000 population density of 10,992 people per square mile [4,244 people/km²], making it the state's 14th most densely populated area.

Hudson County

The coastal city of Bayonne is located in Hudson County.

The county had a population of 609,484 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 61,842 people, Bayonne contained 10.15% of the Hudson County total.

In addition, where the community of Bayonne has a population density of 10,992 people per square mile [4,244 people/km²], Hudson County averages 13,054 people per square mile [5,040 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Hudson County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Bayonne and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Bayonne. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Bayonne. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Bayonne, it also contains a comparison between Bayonne and the state of New Jersey.

Click here for the Bayonne QuickFact (QF-3403580).

The following communities are nearby Bayonne and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Jersey City	QF-3436000	NE	3 mi [4.83 km]	241,114	0.44% increase
	Elizabeth	QF-3421000	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	124,755	3.47% increase
	Kearny	QF-3436510	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	36,746	9.3% decrease
	Newark	QF-3451000	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	278,980	1.99% increase
	Hoboken	QF-3432250	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	40,577	5.18% increase
	Linden	QF-3440350	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	39,162	0.59% decrease
	East Orange	QF-3419390	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	65,390	6.35% decrease
	Union City	QF-3474630	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	62,183	7.31% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Bayonne.

A Census Quickfact is available for Hudson County (QF-34017).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Bayonne:

Bayonne is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Bayonne.

The Commemorative Quarter for New Jersey<6>

Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Bayonne. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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