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Language Spoken At Home in Jersey City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 231,292 | 100% |
English only | 109,870 | 47.5% |
Language other than English | 121,422 | 52.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 48,162 | 20.8% |
Spanish | 54,055 | 23.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 21,655 | 9.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 32,744 | 14.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,617 | 5.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 26,177 | 11.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 9,819 | 4.2% |
Other languages | 8,446 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,071 | 1.8% |
Ancestry in Jersey City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 248,435 | 100% |
American | 3,166 | 1.3% |
Arab | 7,579 | 3.1% |
Czech | 315 | 0.1% |
Danish | 249 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 670 | 0.3% |
English | 3,645 | 1.5% |
French (except Basque) | 1,458 | 0.6% |
French Canadian | 244 | 0.1% |
German | 7,780 | 3.1% |
Greek | 578 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 566 | 0.2% |
Irish | 11,886 | 4.8% |
Italian | 12,503 | 5.0% |
Lithuanian | 210 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 269 | 0.1% |
Polish | 5,732 | 2.3% |
Portuguese | 440 | 0.2% |
Russian | 2,460 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 299 | 0.1% |
Scottish | 870 | 0.4% |
Slovak | 284 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 3,942 | 1.6% |
Swedish | 483 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 105 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 1,094 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 377 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 8,112 | 3.3% |
Households By Type in Jersey City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 95,453 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 58,076 | 60.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 26,529 | 27.8% |
Married-couple family | 34,295 | 35.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,050 | 15.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 6,095 | 6.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,161 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 17,686 | 18.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,318 | 9.8% |
Nonfamily households | 37,377 | 39.2% |
Householder living alone | 28,237 | 29.6% |
65 years and over | 6,483 | 6.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 30,390 | 31.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 17,271 | 18.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jersey City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 245,647 | 100% |
Householder | 95,453 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 34,278 | 14.0% |
Child | 69,688 | 28.4% |
Other relatives | 26,434 | 10.8% |
Nonrelatives | 19,794 | 8.1% |
Unmarried partner | 6,714 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Jersey City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 101,082 | 100% |
Never married | 47,854 | 47.3% |
Now married, except separated | 41,920 | 41.5% |
Separated | 2,235 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 1,846 | 1.8% |
Divorced | 7,227 | 7.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 104,165 | 100% |
Never married | 42,854 | 41.1% |
Now married, except separated | 40,120 | 38.5% |
Separated | 3,736 | 3.6% |
Widowed | 8,462 | 8.1% |
Divorced | 8,993 | 8.6% |
Fertility in Jersey City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,644 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,714 | 36.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 87 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jersey City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,146 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,974 | 32.1% |
Less than 1 year | 130 | 2.1% |
1 or 2 years | 532 | 8.7% |
3 or 4 years | 398 | 6.5% |
5 or more years | 914 | 14.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,974 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,505 | 76.2% |
Who are married | 1,021 | 51.7% |
School Enrollment in Jersey City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 60,441 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 5,136 | 8.5% |
Kindergarten | 2,904 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 20,420 | 33.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 11,803 | 19.5% |
College or graduate school | 20,178 | 33.4% |
Educational Attainment in Jersey City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 171,330 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 12,949 | 7.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 13,640 | 8.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 40,762 | 23.8% |
Some college, no degree | 25,881 | 15.1% |
Associate's degree | 7,068 | 4.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 43,875 | 25.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 27,155 | 15.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 41.5% |
Veteran Status in Jersey City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 196,468 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,327 | 3.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jersey City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 247,060 | 100% |
With a disability | 22,863 | 9.3% |
Under 18 years | 51,881 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,843 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 173,086 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,315 | 7.1% |
65 years and over | 22,093 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,705 | 39.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jersey City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 244,996 | 100% |
Same house | 205,864 | 84.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 33,440 | 13.6% |
Same county | 22,245 | 9.1% |
Different county | 11,195 | 4.6% |
Same state | 3,867 | 1.6% |
Different state | 7,328 | 3.0% |
Abroad | 5,692 | 2.3% |
Place Of Birth in Jersey City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 248,435 | 100% |
Native | 152,516 | 61.4% |
Born in United States | 140,900 | 56.7% |
State of residence | 92,834 | 37.4% |
Different state | 48,066 | 19.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 11,616 | 4.7% |
Foreign born | 95,919 | 38.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jersey City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 95,919 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 42,862 | 44.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 53,057 | 55.3% |
Year of Entry in Jersey City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 107,535 | 100% |
Native | 11,616 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 205 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 11,411 | 98.2% |
Foreign born | 95,919 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5,142 | 5.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 90,777 | 94.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jersey City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 95,919 | 100% |
Europe | 6,815 | 7.1% |
Asia | 46,858 | 48.9% |
Africa | 8,261 | 8.6% |
Oceania | 139 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 33,494 | 34.9% |
Northern America | 352 | 0.4% |