Household Types in Jersey City, New Jersey (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Jersey City
Jersey City
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family237.914107%51.034049%37.914107%37.9%37,76737.8k17.457736%13.385700%17.457736%17.5%17,39017.4k5.789463%4.848273%5.789463%5.8%5,76728.462434%25.744864%28.462434%28.5%28,35228.4k10.376260%4.987114%10.376260%10.4%10,33610.3k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Jersey City
Jersey City
New Jersey
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads61.347580%71.859897%61.347580%61.3%17,45417.5k31.137746%21.699523%31.137746%31.1%8,8597.514674%6.440580%7.514674%7.5%2,138

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Jersey City
Jersey City
New Jersey
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.561820%30.767220%28.561820%28.6%28,45128.5k71.010521%68.970934%71.010521%71.0%70,73570.7k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Jersey City
Jersey City
New Jersey
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Mixed3Hispanic4White5Other3Black3-7.561163%-4.905805%-19.376012%-11.418464%-6.440358%-3.602382%-13.579704%-3.898946%-43.261444%43%56.738556%72.478610%56.738556%57%23,46223.5k-15.248227%-7.722616%-26.359338%-11.465721%-20.887064%-7.130557%-22.841410%-5.272327%-60.795902%61%39.204098%43.868642%39.204098%39%2,538-19.570240%-7.285890%-26.709797%-9.996919%-20.933785%-8.858431%-18.109178%-5.378848%-63.562847%64%36.437153%46.719757%36.437153%36%12,98413.0k-8.137686%-3.412578%-38.388731%-14.319518%-8.835187%-3.495737%-27.931666%-5.096918%-64.258513%64%35.741487%54.640493%35.741487%36%27,04727.0k-31.194314%-9.170087%-19.831815%-4.655121%-24.879977%-10.788416%-16.755770%-6.093600%-64.851336%65%35.148664%41.482237%35.148664%35%9,989-31.243642%-6.930315%-30.963886%-7.332994%-28.349233%-6.537804%-31.977075%-4.361859%-76.470838%76%23.529162%28.774028%23.529162%24%23,59223.6k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Jersey City

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
25%33%40%48%56%64%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3%10%16%22%28%34%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.7%2.2%3.6%5.0%6.4%7.9%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
20.4%23.6%26.8%29.9%33.0%36.2%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.4%5.7%9.0%12.3%15.5%18.8%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
19.1%22.5%25.9%29.2%32.6%36.0%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Jersey City

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%35%47%60%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%35%47%59%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.9%7.7%11.6%15.5%19.4%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
7%18%28%38%48%59%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%11%17%23%29%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
13%19%25%31%37%43%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Jersey City

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%31%46%62%77%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%22%28%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%27%41%54%68%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Jersey City

There are 11 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Jersey City (7 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Jersey City, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jersey City.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Jersey City, selected neighborhoods in Jersey City, and entities that contain Jersey City
0%20%40%60%Count#Hackensack RiverfrontHackensack Riverf…New JerseyUnited StatesLiberty ParkThe WaterfrontNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaThe HeightsLincoln ParkWest SideHudsonJournal SqJerseyJersey CityDowntownMcGinley SqGreenvilleBergen-Lafayette63.346304%63.346304%63%707708151.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.994269%47.994269%48%324325247.164062%47.164062%47%4,1244,125347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M41.738446%41.738446%42%8,1798,180440.989399%40.989399%41%8485539.873285%39.873285%40%3,097638.896592%38.896592%39%97,90097.9k38.665437%38.665437%39%4,446737.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k37.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k35.842638%35.842638%36%4,9544,955832.912508%32.912508%33%2,402930.103752%30.103752%30%5,0185,0191025.256769%25.256769%25%1,92211
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 11 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the New York Area

There are 818 places in the New York Area. This section compares Jersey City to all of the places in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jersey City.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Jersey City, selected other places in the New York Area, and entities that contain Jersey City
0%50%100%Count#Malverne Pk OaksBlackwells MillsGilgoClydeRoss CornerNew SquareKiryas JoelKaserMonseyHewlett NeckBrookvilleMunsey ParkShort HillsWest PointPlandomeW Hampton DunesScarsdaleWesley HillsLloyd HarborMuttontownPleasant PlainsBelle MeadYorketownLake SuccessEast HillsKings PointUpper BrookvilleLong ValleyMill NeckBlawenburgHaworthFanwoodHerricksChestnut RdgKenilworthBch Hvn WKatonahIslipCrown HeightsNew JerseyHopewell JctUnited StatesNortheastGreenport WMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaHartsdaleYonkersHudsonJerseyJersey CityNew YorkN AmityvilleNewarkAsbury ParkOak Bch-CaptreeRiversideZarephathDering Harbor100.000000%100.000000%100%2011100.000000%100.000000%100%1892100.000000%100.000000%100%773100.000000%100.000000%100%704100.000000%100.000000%100%26596.923077%96.923077%97%1,260694.443041%94.443041%94%3,739794.090909%94.090909%94%828889.463857%89.463857%89%3,354987.826087%87.826087%88%1011085.656292%85.656292%86%6331185.516373%85.516373%86%6791285.495224%85.495224%85%3,4011385.347985%85.347985%85%6991485.135135%85.135135%85%3151584.615385%84.615385%85%221684.587088%84.587088%85%4,5991784.420519%84.420519%84%1,3331883.404619%83.404619%83%9751983.290925%83.290925%83%9822082.802548%82.802548%83%1302182.758621%82.758621%83%482282.665331%82.665331%83%1,6502382.475661%82.475661%82%5932482.403068%82.403068%82%1,9342581.998474%81.998474%82%1,0752681.692913%81.692913%82%4152780.982567%80.982567%81%5112880.911681%80.911681%81%2842980.645161%80.645161%81%753076.943700%76.943700%77%8615972.211195%72.211195%72%1,81911768.960125%68.960125%69%88217665.677626%65.677626%66%1,63823462.915888%62.915888%63%1,68329260.632689%60.632689%61%1,03535158.265139%58.265139%58%35640955.894980%55.894980%56%3,38546753.068933%53.068933%53%56252651.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.000000%50.000000%50%7358448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.823770%46.823770%47%45764246.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M41.787624%41.787624%42%1,09470140.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k71638.896592%38.896592%39%97,90097.9k37.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k37.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k74236.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M75335.305454%35.305454%35%1,83275926.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k80321.447602%21.447602%21%1,44981415.686275%15.686275%16%881514.163823%14.163823%14%838160.000000%0.000000%0%08170.000000%0.000000%0%0818
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 818 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in New Jersey

There are 545 places in New Jersey. This section compares Jersey City to the 50 most populous places in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jersey City. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 19,411.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Jersey City, selected other places in New Jersey, and entities that contain Jersey City
0%20%40%60%Count#LakewoodRidgewoodWestfieldParamusOld BridgeIselinSummitS PlainfieldFair LawnBergenfieldPrincetonElmwood ParkSomersetToms RiverSayrevilleKearnyNew JerseyCliftonPalisades PkN PlainfieldUnited StatesFort LeeCarteretNortheastMiddle AtlanticRahwayNew York AreaCliffside PkGarfieldLindenVinelandEnglewoodPerth AmboyBayonneLodiPassaicLong BranchMillvilleHudsonElizabethJerseyJersey CityWest New YorkUnion CityHackensackPatersonPlainfieldRosellePleasantvilleHobokenBridgetonNew BrunswickTrentonNewarkAtlantic CityEast OrangeCamden72.423719%72.423719%72%7,548168.974205%68.974205%69%5,749268.707289%68.707289%69%7,239368.524435%68.524435%69%5,791466.653722%66.653722%67%5,149564.501628%64.501628%65%4,161664.045089%64.045089%64%4,943762.155992%62.155992%62%4,901861.554037%61.554037%62%7,296957.553877%57.553877%58%5,1811057.495237%57.495237%57%5,7341154.873223%54.873223%55%3,7441254.174802%54.174802%54%4,7171353.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k1453.825579%53.825579%54%8,6531551.178674%51.178674%51%6,9691651.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k1750.605134%50.605134%51%3,8051850.292716%50.292716%50%3,6941948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.201699%48.201699%48%8,0012048.173459%48.173459%48%3,8772147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.175071%46.175071%46%4,8532246.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M45.578295%45.578295%46%4,8552344.616365%44.616365%45%4,9022443.928798%43.928798%44%6,2192543.731032%43.731032%44%9,2222643.099410%43.099410%43%4,6002742.232641%42.232641%42%6,6662841.927730%41.927730%42%10,64010.6k2940.516767%40.516767%41%3,6853039.720930%39.720930%40%7,6863139.176036%39.176036%39%4,6693239.025070%39.025070%39%4,2033338.896592%38.896592%39%97,90097.9k38.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k3437.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k37.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k3536.350273%36.350273%36%6,9243634.825766%34.825766%35%8,2453734.814295%34.814295%35%6,4493834.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k3933.508488%33.508488%34%4,9744033.495267%33.495267%33%2,6894133.318459%33.318459%33%2,2404230.423333%30.423333%30%7,6254330.342443%30.342443%30%1,8434428.974771%28.974771%29%4,1464528.883081%28.883081%29%7,9574626.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4723.391965%23.391965%23%3,6044822.250382%22.250382%22%5,5314919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Jersey City to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jersey City. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Jersey City, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Jersey City
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverNew JerseyCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesStamfordNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaNashuaCranstonYonkersCheektowagaManchesterHudsonQuincyElizabethJerseyJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k251.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k348.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k547.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k647.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k846.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M45.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1040.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k1139.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k1239.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k1338.896592%38.896592%39%97,90097.9k38.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k1438.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1537.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k37.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k1637.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k1737.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k1836.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k1936.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2036.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7942234.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2334.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2433.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k2533.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k2632.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k2732.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k2832.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k2932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3032.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3132.143111%32.143111%32%9,0383232.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3330.246052%30.246052%30%9,7483429.678947%29.678947%30%7,6453529.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3629.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3728.883081%28.883081%29%7,9573828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4226.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4325.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4424.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4523.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4622.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444721.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Jersey City to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jersey City. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Jersey City, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Jersey City
0%20%40%Count#San JoseNew JerseyVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesColorado SpgsMesaNortheastMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNew York AreaFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHudsonHoustonPortlandLos AngelesJerseyJersey CityLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k151.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k646.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M45.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.896592%38.896592%39%97,90097.9k38.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k37.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k37.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Jersey City. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
New Jersey
County:
Hudson
Metro Area:
New York Area
ZIP Codes:
07002, 07030, 07087, 07302, 07304, 07305, 07306, 07307, 07310, 07311
Unified School District:
Jersey
Neighborhoods:
Bergen-Lafayette, Downtown, Greenville, Hackensack Riverfront, Journal Square, Liberty Park, Lincoln Park, McGinley Square, The Heights, The Waterfront, West Side
Congressional Districts:
NJ-8, NJ-10
State Senate Districts:
NJ-31, NJ-33
General Assembly Districts:
NJ-31, NJ-33
Neighboring Cities:
Bayonne, Hoboken, New York, Newark, Union City
Neighboring Towns:
Kearny, Secaucus
Neighboring Townships:
North Bergen
Nearby Boroughs:
Carlstadt, East Newark, East Rutherford, North Arlington, Rutherford
Nearby Cities:
Elizabeth
Nearby Towns:
Guttenberg, Harrison, West New York
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Silver Lake