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Jersey City Apartments for Rent

Total population: 241,114 (All urban)

Jersey City, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 93,648 (88,632 occupied: 24,965 owner occupied, 63,667 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	72%
State:	34%

Housing density: 6278 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $420,316.

Median contract rent in 2007: $883 (lower quartile is $647, upper quartile is $1,200)

Housing units in Jersey City with a mortgage: 6,893 (780 second mortgage, 609 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,827

Jersey City,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $393,400 (it was $137,900 in 2000)

Jersey City:	$393,400
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $289,200 - $548,700

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $449,761
Here: $449,761
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $433,998
Here: $433,998
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $444,464
Here: $444,464
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $492,682
Here: $492,682
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $439,447
Here: $439,447
State: $309,003

Mobile homes: $55,000
Here: $55,000
State: $53,584

Median year house/condo built: 1939

Median year apartment built: 1944

Household type by relationship

Households: 236,707

In family households: 195,489 (32,386 male householders, 23,728 female householders)
33,203 spouses, 73,636 children (70,349 natural, 1,254 adopted, 2,033 stepchildren), 7,323 grandchildren, 6,233 brothers or sisters, 4,243 parents, 7,948 other relatives, 6,789 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 41,218 (16,629 male householders (12,333 living alone)), 15,874 female householders (13,561 living alone)), 8,715 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,348 (1,526 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 18,008 2-persons, 14,303 3-persons, 11,646 4-persons, 6,783 5-persons, 3,042 6-persons, 2,332 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 25,894 1-person, 5,374 2-persons, 767 3-persons, 313 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 82 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

28,503 married couples with children.
21,168 single-parent households (3,259 men, 17,909 women).

50.0% of residents of Jersey City speak English at home.
25.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
11.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
9.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.7% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 81,554 (34.0%)
(41.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jersey City, New Jersey:
	1 room: 239 2 rooms: 917 3 rooms: 1,900 4 rooms: 3,444 5 rooms: 5,934 6 rooms: 5,379 7 rooms: 2,222 8 rooms: 1,513 9 or more rooms: 3,417

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jersey City, New Jersey:
	1 room: 4,371 2 rooms: 8,297 3 rooms: 16,650 4 rooms: 16,453 5 rooms: 11,986 6 rooms: 4,203 7 rooms: 951 8 rooms: 327 9 or more rooms: 429

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,312
1995 to 1998: 3,108
1990 to 1994: 2,920
1980 to 1989: 5,911
1970 to 1979: 7,951
1960 to 1969: 10,683
1950 to 1959: 12,313
1940 to 1949: 11,698
1939 or earlier: 37,752

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jersey City:
	no bedroom: 411 1 bedroom: 2,827 2 bedrooms: 7,618 3 bedrooms: 8,775 4 bedrooms: 2,876 5 or more bedrooms: 2,458

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jersey City:
	no bedroom: 5,333 1 bedroom: 23,907 2 bedrooms: 22,374 3 bedrooms: 10,307 4 bedrooms: 1,349 5 or more bedrooms: 397

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Jersey City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 4,830 1 vehicle: 11,276 2 vehicles: 6,567 3 vehicles: 1,769 4 vehicles: 358 5 or more vehicles: 165

Cars and other vehicles available in Jersey City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 31,220 1 vehicle: 25,634 2 vehicles: 5,657 3 vehicles: 683 4 vehicles: 183 5 or more vehicles: 290

Jersey City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Jersey City:

Less than $100: 882 people
$100 to $149: 526
$150 to $199: 1,127
$200 to $249: 1,010
$250 to $299: 940
$300 to $349: 892
$350 to $399: 805
$400 to $449: 909
$450 to $499: 1,121
$500 to $549: 1,207
$550 to $599: 1,559
$600 to $649: 1,915
$650 to $699: 1,984
$700 to $749: 3,242
$750 to $799: 3,897
$800 to $899: 7,077
$900 to $999: 6,761
$1,000 to $1,249: 10,376
$1,250 to $1,499: 3,411
$1,500 to $1,999: 2,622
$2,000 or more: 3,348
No cash rent: 981

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 22,242 1990 to 1994: 17,457 1985 to 1989: 14,183 1980 to 1984: 10,590 1975 to 1979: 5,707 1970 to 1974: 5,463 1970 to 1974: 2,827 1965 to 1969: 3,085

Jersey City, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.2%
Number of people working at home: 1,811 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1233
5 to 9 minutes: 4219
10 to 14 minutes: 8633
15 to 19 minutes: 11908
20 to 24 minutes: 13211
25 to 29 minutes: 4811
30 to 34 minutes: 18585
35 to 39 minutes: 2939
40 to 44 minutes: 5043
45 to 59 minutes: 13609
60 to 89 minutes: 10520
90 or more minutes: 4228

Jersey City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 36,639 (36%)
Carpooled: 13,393 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16,800 (17%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 258 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 19,711 (20%)
Railroad: 2,150 (2%)
Ferryboat: 510 (1%)
Taxi: 406 (0%)
Motorcycle: 49 (0%)
Bicycle: 247 (0%)
Walked: 8,079 (8%)
Other means: 697 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,811 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 13002
$10,000 to $14,999: 6188
$15,000 to $19,999: 5337
$20,000 to $24,999: 5230
$25,000 to $29,999: 5854
$30,000 to $34,999: 5583
$35,000 to $39,999: 4934
$40,000 to $44,999: 4666
$45,000 to $49,999: 4159
$50,000 to $59,999: 6889
$60,000 to $74,999: 8446
$75,000 to $99,999: 8174
$100,000 to $124,999: 4278
$125,000 to $149,999: 2245
$150,000 to $199,999: 1851
$200,000 or more: 1781

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 138538

Italian: 13843

Irish: 9859

Arab:: 6576

Polish: 5711

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5207

Subsaharan African:: 5137

Egyptian: 4762

United States or American: 4513

German: 3689

African: 3397

Haitian: 1859

Guyanese: 1816

English: 1502

Russian: 1318

Jamaican: 948

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 948

Greek: 900

West Indian: 790

Arab/Arabic: 753

Scottish: 585

French (except Basque): 529

Ukrainian: 500

Nigerian: 449

Hungarian: 418

British West Indian: 350

European: 345

Dutch: 330

Scotch-Irish: 319

Lebanese: 309

Norwegian: 286

Portuguese: 282

Slovak: 276

Brazilian: 256

British: 227

Moroccan: 223

Ethiopian: 210

Kenyan: 209

Other Subsaharan African: 202

Israeli: 187

Eastern European: 183

Canadian: 174

Syrian: 174

Swedish: 172

Iranian: 170

Other Arab: 169

Turkish: 158

French Canadian: 150

Austrian: 149

Sudanese: 146

Romanian: 145

Jordanian: 143

Belizean: 138

Croatian: 130

Lithuanian: 124

Welsh: 118

Danish: 118

Ghanian: 114

Cape Verdean: 110

Senegalese: 110

Armenian: 102

Swiss: 90

Czech: 90

Barbadian: 82

Afghan: 82

Australian: 75

Czechoslovakian: 64

Slavic: 59

South African: 59

Scandinavian: 58

Northern European: 54

Liberian: 50

Finnish: 48

Sierra Leonean: 44

Celtic: 43

Pennsylvania German: 42

Palestinian: 37

Yugoslavian: 36

Bahamian: 31

Bulgarian: 31

U.S. Virgin Islander: 29

Serbian: 28

Slovene: 28

Other West Indian: 28

Belgian: 27

Somalian: 27

Alsatian: 26

Latvian: 26

Albanian: 21

Basque: 12

Ugandan: 10

Macedonian: 7

German Russian: 6

Iraqi: 6

Cypriot: 6

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6

Soviet Union: 5

Dutch West Indian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Philippines (16%)
India (12%)
Dominican Republic (11%)
Ecuador (6%)
Egypt (5%)
Guyana (3%)
Pakistan (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 102257
Northeast: 24869
Midwest: 2679
South: 13991
West: 1950

59% of Jersey City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,331
Nursery to 4th grade: 611
5th and 6th grade: 1,810
7th and 8th grade: 3,248
9th grade: 2,525
10th grade: 2,585
11th grade: 2,237
12th grade, no diploma: 4,598
High school graduate (or equivalency): 17,697
Less than 1 year of college: 3,348
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,966
Associate degree: 2,594
Bachelor's degree: 14,529
Master's degree: 5,220
Professional school degree: 1,925
Doctorate degree: 847

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2,125
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,012
5th and 6th grade: 2,384
7th and 8th grade: 3,914
9th grade: 2,625
10th grade: 3,431
11th grade: 3,058
12th grade, no diploma: 5,131
High school graduate (or equivalency): 22,023
Less than 1 year of college: 4,387
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,100
Associate degree: 3,044
Bachelor's degree: 13,671
Master's degree: 4,474
Professional school degree: 1,515
Doctorate degree: 495

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 42.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 26.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 12.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $67,865
Black householders: $39,334
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $43,165
Asian householders: $80,118
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $90,899
Some other race householders: $40,600
Two or more races householders: $32,014
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $40,468

Jersey City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Jersey City household income for Black householders

Jersey City household income for Asian householders

Jersey City household income for Some other race householders

Jersey City household income for Two or more races householders

Jersey City household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Jersey City marital status for males

Jersey City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $357,454
Black or African American householders: $321,794
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $223,373
Asian householders: $381,703
Some other race householders: $373,145
Two or more races householders: $390,547
Hispanic or Latino householders: $374,856

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,792
One, attached: 6,992
Two: 23,830
3 or 4: 13,487
5 to 9: 11,286
10 to 19: 7,515
20 to 49: 9,067
50 or more: 13,596
Mobile homes: 32
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 51

Median worth of mobile homes: $92,868

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Jersey City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (71%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (58%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) No fuel used (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5,964

Here:	20.7%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,152

Here:	22.7%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,894

Here:	36.4%
New Jersey:	30.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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