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Jersey City, NJ Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jersey City is $32,791, which is lower than the state average of $36,359 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Jersey City median household income is $58,907, which has grown by 55.58% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 30.67% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Jersey City residents spend 37.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 31.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 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, #324

Jersey City, NJ	32,791 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jersey City, NJ	38,482 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jersey City, NJ	43,901 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jersey City, NJ	32,941 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #406

Jersey City, NJ	58,907 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jersey City, NJ	83,238 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #38

Jersey City, NJ	55.58%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

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	15.08%	$13,004, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	18.13%	$15,453, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.20%	$3,498, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	8.76%	$18,625, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jersey City, NJ	64,419 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jersey City, NJ	89,401 USD
New Jersey	114,618 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jersey City, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$62,118, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$42,105, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,571, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$90,318, see rank	$103,101	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$63,090, see rank	$36,663	$37,170
One Race, Other	$36,049, see rank	$45,137	$40,300
Two or More Races	$61,722, see rank	$59,161	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jersey City, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$29,875, see rank	$32,789	$25,788
25 to 44	$73,567, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,287, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$29,613, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jersey City, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	208,208, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	102,984, 49.46%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	77,970, 75.71%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	54, 0.05%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	77,916, 75.66%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	70,711, 90.75%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	7,205, 9.25%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	25,014, 24.29%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	105,224, 50.54%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	65,365, 62.12%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	65,365, 62.12%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	57,646, 88.19%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7,719, 11.81%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	39,859, 37.88%, see rank	39.25%	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jersey City, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	126,181, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	41,139, 32.60%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	8,993, 7.13%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	59,915, 47.48%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	10,486, 8.31%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	1,686, 1.34%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,962, 3.14%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jersey City, NJ	37.1 minutes
New Jersey	31.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jersey City, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	128,357	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	70,711, 55.09%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	30,968, 43.80%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	10,463, 14.80%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	12,576, 17.79%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	76, 0.11%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,061, 4.33%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11,110, 15.71%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	57,646, 44.91%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	25,068, 43.49%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	12,934, 22.44%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16,167, 28.05%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.01%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	95, 0.16%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,281, 5.69%, see rank	5.12%	5.65%

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	128,357, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	104, 0.08%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	3,823, 2.98%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	7,611, 5.93%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3,971, 3.09%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	13,451, 10.48%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9,948, 7.75%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	4,354, 3.39%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16,737, 13.04%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	20,727, 16.15%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	26,663, 20.77%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	11,000, 8.57%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,341, 3.38%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5,627, 4.38%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jersey City, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	48,052	18.96%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	9,528	16.21%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.