Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ

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US Senator

N/ACory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAndy Kim

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

34.4

0.292% 1-year increase

2022 Employed Population

90,492

3.67% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ borders Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (South) PUMA, NJ, Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ, Hudson County (North)--West New York, Secaucus & North Bergen PUMA, NJ, Hudson County (South & West)--Bayonne, Kearney & Harrison PUMA, NJ, and NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY.

United States New Jersey

Economy

The economy of Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ employs 90.5k people. The largest industries in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ are Computer Systems Design (7,133 people), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments (5,543 people), and Banking & related activities (4,344 people), and the highest paying industries are Wired telecommunications carriers ($255,429), Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing ($227,672), and Spectator sports ($218,953).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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RACE/ETHNICITY

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Women

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Men

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The workforce of Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

90.5k

2022 Value

3.67%

1 Year growth

± 3.67%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ, are Software developers (6,985 people), Other managers (3,480 people), and Management analysts (2,699 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

90.5k

2022 Value

3.67%

1 Year growth

± 3.67%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ, are Computer Systems Design (7,133 people), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments (5,543 people), and Banking & related activities (4,344 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

Y-Axis

2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ are Hispanic or Latino (784 and 49.8%), followed by Black or African American (256 and 16.3%), White (226 and 14.4%), and Asian (149 and 9.47%).

Completions

Student Diversity

University

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 784 degrees mean that there were 3.06 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 256 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (43.1k), Graduate Degree (37.1k), and High School or Equivalent (21.2k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Median household income in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ is N/A. In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ was Bergen County (Central)--Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood PUMA, NJ with a value of $192,020, followed by Essex County (Southwest)--West Orange & Livingston PUMA, NJ and Somerset County (North & West) PUMA, NJ, with respective values of $175,885 and $174,167.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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56.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ was Bergen County (Central)--Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood PUMA, NJ with a value of $192,020, followed by Essex County (Southwest)--West Orange & Livingston PUMA, NJ and Somerset County (North & West) PUMA, NJ, with respective values of $175,885 and $174,167.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

0.451

2022 Wage GINI in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ

0.457

2021 Wage GINI in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ

In 2022, the income inequality in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.31% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ is Hispanic, followed by Asian and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.2% under 18 years, 34.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.56% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.