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Jersey City, NJ Income and Careers

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As of 2010, the per capita income of Jersey City is $28,772, which is lower than the state average of $33,555 and is higher than the national average of $26,059. Jersey City median household income is $54,280, which has grown by 43.36% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 22.73% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Jersey City residents spend 30.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 28.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 23.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #344

Jersey City, NJ	28,772 USD
New Jersey	33,555 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jersey City, NJ	35,541 USD
New Jersey	37,230 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jersey City, NJ	37,145 USD
New Jersey	44,414 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jersey City, NJ	31,776 USD
New Jersey	31,121 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #432

Jersey City, NJ	52,950 USD
New Jersey	67,681 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jersey City, NJ	74,013 USD
New Jersey	90,882 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #55

Jersey City, NJ	43.36%
New Jersey	22.73%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Jersey City, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.03%	$9,472, see rank	26.05%	$14,861	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	16.15%	$15,063, see rank	28.52%	$17,702	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	4.81%	$3,850, see rank	2.67%	$4,588	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	7.84%	$18,332, see rank	17.16%	$24,540	17.45%	$22,006

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jersey City, NJ	58,089 USD
New Jersey	82,427 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jersey City, NJ	79,879 USD
New Jersey	106,125 USD
U.S.	79,338 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jersey City, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$57,289, see rank	$72,665	$52,480
Black	$42,904, see rank	$45,825	$33,578
Hispanic	$37,288, see rank	$47,166	$40,165
Asian	$85,657, see rank	$94,575	$67,022
American Indian, Alaska Native	$58,737, see rank	$39,022	$35,062
One Race, Other	$38,341, see rank	$42,126	$38,230
Two or More Races	$37,479, see rank	$56,365	$43,597

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jersey City, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$19,805, see rank	$31,182	$24,143
25 to 44	$64,926, see rank	$73,858	$54,024
45 to 64	$52,404, see rank	$82,348	$60,683
65 or over	$27,491, see rank	$41,452	$34,381

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jersey City, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	200,574	see rank	6,987,107	243,832,923
Male¹	99,159	49.44%, see rank	48.06%	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	76,616	77.27%, see rank	72.90%	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	76,616	77.27%, see rank	72.74%	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	66,460	86.74%, see rank	88.72%	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,156	13.26%, see rank	11.28%	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	22,543	22.73%, see rank	27.10%	30.22%
Female¹	101,415	50.56%, see rank	51.94%	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	64,704	63.80%, see rank	60.78%	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	64,704	63.80%, see rank	60.75%	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	56,270	86.97%, see rank	89.67%	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8,434	13.03%, see rank	10.33%	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	36,711	36.20%, see rank	39.22%	40.74%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jersey City, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	120,840	100%	4,054,388	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	40,917	33.86%, see rank	72.34%	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	8,865	7.34%, see rank	8.40%	9.69%
Public Transportation	55,364	45.82%, see rank	10.84%	4.94%
Walked	9,893	8.19%, see rank	2.92%	2.77%
Other Means	2,396	1.98%, see rank	1.92%	1.70%
Worked at Home	3,405	2.82%, see rank	3.59%	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jersey City, NJ	30.0 minutes
New Jersey	28.3 minutes
U.S.	23.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jersey City, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	122,730	-	4,143,877	139,033,928
Male¹	66,460	54.15%, see rank	52.30%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	27,204	40.93%, see rank	37.86%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	9,725	14.63%, see rank	14.83%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,300	20.01%, see rank	18.67%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	37	0.06%, see rank	0.22%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,955	4.45%, see rank	8.22%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10,888	16.38%, see rank	15.07%	17.70%
Female¹	56,270	45.85%, see rank	47.70%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	23,258	41.33%, see rank	42.99%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	12,700	22.57%, see rank	18.31%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16,452	29.24%, see rank	32.73%	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	36	0.06%, see rank	0.10%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	207	0.37%, see rank	0.22%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,422	6.08%, see rank	5.40%	5.67%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Jersey City, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	122,730	100%	4,143,877	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	37	0.03%, see rank	0.33%	1.90%
Construction	3,409	2.78%, see rank	5.68%	6.25%
Manufacturing	9,166	7.47%, see rank	9.03%	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	4,503	3.67%, see rank	3.53%	2.83%
Retail Trade	13,217	10.77%, see rank	10.94%	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9,859	8.03%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Information	4,418	3.60%, see rank	2.99%	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	14,435	11.76%, see rank	8.94%	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	19,220	15.66%, see rank	12.26%	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	24,235	19.75%, see rank	23.38%	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9,315	7.59%, see rank	7.96%	9.25%
Public Administration	4,451	3.63%, see rank	4.75%	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6,465	5.27%, see rank	4.52%	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jersey City, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	46,239	18.84%, see rank	10.26%	15.33%
Family in Poverty	9,160	16.07%, see rank	7.78%	11.28%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical poverty level data.