Jersey City, New Jersey

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The 2000 Census showed that Jersey City had a population of 240,055 people^<1>. This represents 2.85% of the total population of New Jersey, making it the state's 2nd 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
1	Newark	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	278,980	1.99% increase
-2-	Jersey City			241,114	0.44% increase
3	Paterson	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	145,643	2.4% decrease
4	Elizabeth	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	124,755	3.47% increase
5	Trenton	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	82,883	2.95% decrease
6	Camden	SW	76 mi [122.3 km]	79,383	0.65% decrease
7	Clifton	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	78,219	0.58% decrease

Jersey City had 93,648 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Jersey City has a total area of 21.11 square miles [54.7 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 14.92 square miles [38.63 km²]6.2 square miles [16.05 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Jersey City had a 2000 population density of 16,093 people per square mile [6,213 people/km²], making it the state's 8th most densely populated area.

Hudson County

The coastal city of Jersey City is located in Hudson County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 609,484 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 240,055 people, Jersey City contained 39.39% of the Hudson County total.

In addition, where the community of Jersey City has a population density of 16,093 people per square mile [6,213 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 Jersey City and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Jersey City. 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 Jersey City. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Jersey City, it also contains a comparison between Jersey City and the state of New Jersey.

Click here for the Jersey City QuickFact (QF-3436000).

The following communities are nearby Jersey City and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Hoboken	QF-3432250	NE	2 mi [3.22 km]	40,577	5.18% increase
	Bayonne	QF-3403580	SW	3 mi [4.83 km]	57,448	7.11% decrease
	Kearny	QF-3436510	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	36,746	9.3% decrease
	Union City	QF-3474630	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	62,183	7.31% decrease
	Newark	QF-3451000	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	278,980	1.99% increase
	West New York	QF-3479610	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	46,472	1.54% increase
	North Bergen	QF-3452440	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]
	Elizabeth	QF-3421000	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	124,755	3.47% increase

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

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 Jersey City:

Jersey City 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 Jersey City.

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned 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) Jersey City. 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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