Hudson County, New Jersey (NJ)

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• • 286,98142.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 193,72128.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 102,80915.3%Asian alone
  • 69,57010.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 14,6992.2%Two or more races
  • 3,6340.5%Some other race alone
  • 9770.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $456,371

Here:	$456,371
State:	$433,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $578,748

Here:	$578,748
State:	$299,752

In 2-unit structures: $442,308

Here:	$442,308
State:	$377,644

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $615,056

Here:	$615,056
State:	$336,923

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $514,405

Here:	$514,405
State:	$336,746

Health of residents in Hudson County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $8,332 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $8,683 (2.1%)

Area name: Jersey City, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hudson County is $934 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1090 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1321 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jersey City, Union City, Bayonne, West New York, Kearny, Hoboken, Secaucus, Harrison, Guttenberg, East Newark.

2018 air pollution in Hudson County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.332 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.02 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.024 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.6 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania , Salt Lake County, Utah , Lebanon County, Pennsylvania , Johnson County, Nebraska , Morrow County, Ohio , Phelps County, Nebraska , Richland County, Ohio .

Current college students: 41,431
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 45.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 299,736 (50.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 91,7302010 or later
• 76,4802000 to 2009
• 55,7971990 to 1999
• 68,7561980 to 1989
• 33,7461970 to 1979
• 29,513Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 25,027
• One, attached: 15,186
• Two: 60,877
• 3 or 4: 36,773
• 5 to 9: 32,262
• 10 to 19: 22,109
• 20 to 49: 30,311
• 50 or more: 64,245
• Mobile homes: 117

Housing units in Hudson County with a mortgage: 57,243 (1,145 second mortgage, 3,540 home equity loan, 235 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26,089

Religion statistics for Hudson County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Hudson County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• New Jersey Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4488-NJ: March 25, 2020, FEMA Id: 4488, Natural disaster type: Other
• New Jersey Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4264: March 14, 2016, FEMA Id: 4264, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• New Jersey Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3354: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3354, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Jersey Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4086: October 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 4086, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Jersey Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4021: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4021, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Jersey Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3332: August 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Jersey Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 26, 2010 to December 27, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1954: February 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1954, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• New Jersey Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2007 to April 20, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1694: April 26, 2007, FEMA Id: 1694, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Jersey Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3257: September 19, 2005, FEMA Id: 3257, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Jersey Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3188: September 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 3188, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
• 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.11% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($88,457 average adjusted gross income)

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,532 average AGI)

Hudson County:	0.12%
New Jersey average:	0.04%

3.08% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($28,484 average AGI)
4.91% relocated from other states ($58,441 average AGI)

Hudson County:	4.91%
New Jersey average:	2.27%

from New York County, NY	1.12% ($161,976 average AGI)
from Bergen County, NJ	0.80% ($68,313)
from Essex County, NJ	0.55% ($65,771)
from Kings County, NY	0.50% ($88,413)
from Queens County, NY	0.45% ($72,368)
from Middlesex County, NJ	0.37% ($81,701)
from Union County, NJ	0.27% ($69,598)

9.05% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($99,399 average adjusted gross income)

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,887 average AGI)

Hudson County:	0.14%
New Jersey average:	0.07%

4.22% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($47,390 average AGI)
4.68% relocated to other states ($50,122 average AGI)

Hudson County:	4.68%
New Jersey average:	2.98%

to Bergen County, NJ	1.23% ($103,054 average AGI)
to Essex County, NJ	0.84% ($95,396)
to New York County, NY	0.66% ($145,743)
to Union County, NJ	0.50% ($104,187)
to Middlesex County, NJ	0.48% ($91,487)
to Kings County, NY	0.29% ($61,429)
to Queens County, NY	0.26% ($57,772)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 15.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 5.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 3.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hudson County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 140,594 (35,969 living alone), Female householders: 126,070 (40,835 living alone)

• 108,120 spouses (106,320 opposite-sex spouses), 15,603 unmarried partners, (14,406 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 179,513 children (171,019 natural, 1,265 adopted, 7,229 stepchildren), 10,584 grandchildren, 10,094 brothers or sisters, 16,851 parents, 349 foster children, 14,162 other relatives, 41,963 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 8,488

Size of family households: 60,399 2-persons, 45,802 3-persons, 31,670 4-persons, 15,004 5-persons, 4,466 6-persons, 3,356 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 76,804 1-person, 22,379 2-persons, 3,712 3-persons, 2,213 4-persons, 307 5-persons, 471 6-persons, 81 7-or-more-persons.

79,271 married couples with children.
41,902 single-parent households (7,603 men, 34,299 women).

40.4% of residents of Hudson speak English at home.
38.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
10.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
7.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $3,499,556,000 ($5,773 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $68,260,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $915,279,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $770,099,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $34,038,000
Federal grants: $1,109,278,000
Federal procurement contracts: $189,743,000 ($44,878,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $481,118,000 ($9,816,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $16,983,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $338,191,000
Federal Government insurance: $913,807,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-126 per 1000 residents
State:	-22 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Hudson County, New Jersey
• 15,5592014 or later
• 8,2802010 to 2013
• 31,5022000 to 2009
• 21,7841990 to 1999
• 19,4631980 to 1989
• 25,8051970 to 1979
• 28,6831960 to 1969
• 32,1291950 to 1959
• 17,7081940 to 1949
• 85,9941939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Hudson County, New Jersey

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hudson County, New Jersey
• 9061 room
• 2,7052 rooms
• 9,4223 rooms
• 16,4814 rooms
• 19,7095 rooms
• 12,4996 rooms
• 7,5147 rooms
• 4,6248 rooms
• 9,4729+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hudson County, New Jersey
• 13,5191 room
• 12,7542 rooms
• 48,4453 rooms
• 60,4964 rooms
• 31,9225 rooms
• 11,3326 rooms
• 2,0587 rooms
• 2,1118 rooms
• 6959+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Hudson County, New Jersey

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hudson County, New Jersey
• 1,282no bedroom
• 10,6041 bedroom
• 27,4012 bedrooms
• 28,2693 bedrooms
• 10,3734 bedrooms
• 5,4035+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hudson County, New Jersey
• 14,734no bedroom
• 59,1341 bedroom
• 74,1412 bedrooms
• 29,8393 bedrooms
• 5,1224 bedrooms
• 3625+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Hudson County, New Jersey in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hudson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 13,152no vehicle
• 37,9391 vehicle
• 21,8052 vehicles
• 7,4393 vehicles
• 2,2044 vehicles
• 7935+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hudson County in renter-occupied apartments
• 77,216no vehicle
• 77,4761 vehicle
• 24,7852 vehicles
• 3,4243 vehicles
• 4014 vehicles
• 305+ vehicles

87.1% of Hudson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in New Jersey.

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

• This state: 229,988
• Other state: 119,235
• Northeast: 87,283
• Midwest: 7,797
• South: 17,581
• West: 6,574

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 21,424
• Number of aged recipients: 6,176
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 15,248
• Number of recipients under 18: 2,719
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 9,371
• Number of recipients older than 64: 9,334
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 7,369
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 10,160

Hudson County on our top lists:

• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"