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Hudson County, NJ


Metropolitan Statistical Area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Designated Market Area: New York, NY-CT-NJ-PA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 703,366   ( 69,100 from 2010 , 21,491 from 2020)
Land area: 46.2 square miles
Population density: 15226.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:198,364 28.20% 1.5%
Black:77,61111.03% 8.8%
Indian:1,2010.17% 28.4%
Asian:116,96416.63% 39.2%
2+ races:11,1451.58% 7.2%
Hispanic:298,08142.38% 11.3%
Total non-White:505,00271.80% 15.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:21,181 14.6
Deaths:11,5378.0
Net Migration: -40,927-28.2
Net Immigration: 11,2177.7
Change in White population:2,854 0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:66,246 10.4




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
634,266
195,51030.82%
71,31511.24%
9350.15%
84,00113.24%
10,4011.64%
267,85342.23%
438,75669.18%

2000
608,975
215,21635.34%
74,04012.16%
9020.15%
56,5789.29%
16,4582.70%
242,12339.76%
393,75964.66%

1990
553,099
263,89247.71%
70,36212.72%
6050.11%
37,0186.69%
n/a
181,22232.76%
289,20752.29%

1980
556,972
328,83759.04%
66,19611.88%
00.00%
16,1672.90%
n/a
145,24926.08%
228,13540.96%

1970
609,266
512,65784.14%
57,8129.49%
4580.08%
2,3230.38%
n/a
32,5635.34%
96,609 15.86%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
78,249 12.8
39,6496.5
-116,191-19.1
68,10811.2
-19,706 -3.2
44,997 7.4
1990's
NumberRate
90,413 16.3
51,2839.3
-111,666-20.2
76,51613.8
-48,676 -8.8
104,552 18.9
1980's
NumberRate
85,634 15.4
57,933 10.4
-23,539 -4.2
n/a
-64,945 -11.7
61,072 11.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-81,620 -13.4
n/a
-183,820 -30.2
131,526 21.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Hudson County, NJ
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
35.6
143,595 20.4%
559,771 79.6%
86,664 12.3%
290,054
2.43
172,397 59.4%
115,196 66.8%
18,941 11.0%
117,657 40.6%

2010
NumberPercent
34.2
131,162 20.7%
503,104 79.3%
66,066 10.4%
246,437
2.54
148,473 60.2%
93,124 62.7%
20,713 14.0%
97,964 39.8%

2000
NumberPercent
33.9
136,929 22.5%
472,046 77.5%
69,971 11.5%
230,698
2.60
144,894 62.8%
93,276 64.4%
20,245 14.0%
85,804 37.2%

1990
NumberPercent
33.4
122,404 22.1%
430,695 77.9%
70,014 12.7%
208,574
2.62
137,646 66.0%
94,110 68.4%
16,773 12.2%
70,928 34.0%

1980
NumberPercent
32.4
144,323 25.9%
412,649 74.1%
69,680 12.5%
208,062
2.65
145,151 69.8%
104,271 71.8%
19,223 13.2%
62,911 30.2%

2022 Housing Data for Hudson County, NJ

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units311,964 
Median Value$486,900 
Occupied290,05493.0%
Vacant21,9107.0%
Owned93,53132.2%
Rented196,52367.8%
Median Rent$1,722 
Single-Family Units47,70115.3%
    Detached29,7949.6%
    Attached17,9075.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units160,47751.4%
Mobile Homes3240.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hudson County, NJ

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00015,3285.3%
$10,000 to $14,99913,1274.5%
$15,000 to $19,9998,7793.0%
$20,000 to $24,9998,6693.0%
$25,000 to $29,9999,7793.4%
$30,000 to $34,9998,7413.0%
$35,000 to $39,9997,4852.6%
$40,000 to $44,9997,3582.5%
$45,000 to $49,9998,3492.9%
$50,000 to $59,99916,5545.7%
$60,000 to $74,99923,7338.2%
$75,000 to $99,99932,69611.3%
$100,000 to $124,99926,6059.2%
$125,000 to $149,99921,0907.3%
$150,000 to $199,99929,00710.0%
$200,000 or more52,75418.2%
Median Household Income86,854 
Per Capita Income51,277 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state96 
Compared to U.S.105 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI13,2764.6%
Public Assistance8,5032.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps42,99814.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed221,84175.7%
Unemployed11,5884.0%
In Armed Forces3000.1%
Total Labor Force233,72979.8%
Not in Labor Force59,33820.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 24.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector163,594124,75856.7%
Non-Profit10,41214,07342.5%
Self-Employed17,40311,57760.1%
Local Government9,96614,78640.3%
State Government4,3655,37844.8%
Federal Government3,3332,33958.8%
Total Private + Self180,997136,33557.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.28,07636,57643.4%
Total209,073172,91154.7%
Pct. Govt.10.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts82,75321.6%
Sales and Office Occupations70,27818.4%
Professional, Technical99,48426.0%
Service Occupations58,20615.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2430.1%
All others71,82218.8%
White Collar 66.0%
Industry
 Number%
Professional, scientific, technical49,47012.9%
Health care and social assistance42,06011.0%
Finance and insurance40,49010.6%
Retail trade35,4639.3%
Educational services29,9957.8%
Transportation and warehousing27,4067.2%
Manufacturing25,3806.6%
Accommodation and food services21,3475.6%
Construction21,2795.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.18,5134.8%
Other services15,4784.0%
Information14,4633.8%
Public administration11,6133.0%
Wholesale trade11,2542.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing8,4262.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation7,3181.9%
Utilities1,3820.4%
Management7320.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4100.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction640.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hudson County, NJ

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican19,9382.80%
Puerto Rican59,0858.30%
Cuban27,4833.86%
Dominican60,6118.51%
Total Central American40,5455.69%
Costa Rican1,2620.18%
Guatemalan8,4371.18%
Honduran9,9581.40%
Nicaraguan1,4450.20%
Panamanian1,1860.17%
Salvadoran18,1052.54%
Other Central American1520.02%
Total South American78,72411.06%
Argentinean3,0820.43%
Bolivian1,3390.19%
Chilean2,5540.36%
Colombian21,8213.06%
Ecuadorian30,5324.29%
Paraguayan1410.02%
Peruvian13,0581.83%
Uruguayan1,6600.23%
Venezuelan4,2980.60%
Other South American2390.03%
Other Hispanic15,9032.23%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian51,9057.29%
Filipino21,5353.02%
Chinese19,6072.75%
Korean5,3290.75%
Vietnamese2,5360.36%
Japanese1,6230.23%
Taiwanese1,0220.14%
Bangladeshi6570.09%
Thai4820.07%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English281,17242.3%
Spanish235,19335.4%
Other Indo-European54,6618.2%
Arabic20,6793.1%
Chinese16,7822.5%
Tagalog15,2572.3%
Other Asian10,2611.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic10,1441.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun6,5371.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Italian48,8676.9%
Irish40,5815.7%
German23,0043.2%
Polish18,0822.5%
American17,0312.4%
English12,6131.8%
Egyptian12,3571.7%
Russian7,3881.0%
Portuguese6,3750.9%
French4,8460.7%
African4,5130.6%
Guyanese4,2250.6%
Brazilian4,2130.6%
Jamaican3,8800.5%
European3,5440.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen564,10479.2%
Not a citizen147,92520.8%
Native407,87357.3%
Foreign-born304,15642.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hudson County, NJ

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
39,042 7.6%26,689 5.2%119,319 23.3%88,359 17.3%140,539 27.4%98,247 19.2%
  Average years of education: 13.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 39,042 7.6%
9-12 Years 26,689 5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 119,319 23.3%
Some College 88,359 17.3%
Bach. Degree 140,539 27.4%
Grad Degree 98,247 19.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Hudson County, NJ

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 287,159 266,220 20,939 7.3% 5.1%
1991 286,917 261,683 25,234 8.8% 6.8%
1992 282,613 250,730 31,883 11.3% 8.5%
1993 280,512 251,362 29,150 10.4% 7.8%
1994 285,389 258,695 26,694 9.4% 6.8%
1995 287,768 260,876 26,892 9.3% 6.4%
1996 290,352 263,797 26,555 9.1% 6.1%
1997 289,704 266,273 23,431 8.1% 5.3%
1998 287,033 266,301 20,732 7.2% 4.6%
1999 287,381 267,345 20,036 7.0% 4.4%
2000 297,595 283,334 14,261 4.8% 3.7%
2001 296,183 279,817 16,366 5.5% 4.2%
2002 294,442 271,984 22,458 7.6% 5.8%
2003 290,871 269,517 21,354 7.3% 5.8%
2004 286,664 269,065 17,599 6.1% 4.9%
2005 287,171 271,634 15,537 5.4% 4.4%
2006 288,343 272,588 15,755 5.5% 4.6%
2007 289,627 275,369 14,258 4.9% 4.2%
2008 293,535 274,966 18,569 6.3% 5.4%
2009 299,436 268,245 31,191 10.4% 9.0%
2010 353,587 319,315 34,272 9.7% 9.7%
2011 357,269 324,654 32,615 9.1% 9.4%
2012 359,943 327,828 32,115 8.9% 9.4%
2013 357,976 329,267 28,709 8.0% 8.4%
2014 357,828 335,149 22,679 6.3% 6.7%
2015 359,246 340,154 19,092 5.3% 5.7%
2016 360,457 343,732 16,725 4.6% 4.9%
2017 362,060 346,697 15,363 4.2% 4.5%
2018 357,748 344,434 13,314 3.7% 4.0%
2019 362,822 351,387 11,435 3.2% 3.4%
2020 360,498 322,277 38,221 10.6% 9.8%
2021 371,485 345,305 26,180 7.0% 6.6%
2022 377,212 363,531 13,681 3.6% 3.7%
2023 385,860 368,978 16,882 4.4% 4.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com