Hudson County, New Jersey

Interactive maps and statistics for Hudson County, New Jersey: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside New Jersey and the United States.

Hudson County, New Jersey is among the highest in the country for total population (93rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (113th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Hudson County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States	Rank
Total Population	718,323	9,343,809	334,922,499	93rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$91,795	$103,556	$80,734	271st of 3,221
Median Age	35.8	40.1	38.9	2903rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	48.9%	43.6%	35.7%	113th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$539,700	$454,400	$332,700	108th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,894	$1,720	$1,413	74th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.9%	9.7%	12.5%	1291st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.0%	6.3%	5.2%	710th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	15,551.5	1,270.4	n/a	6th of 3,222
Foreign Born	42.8%	23.9%	14.1%	5th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.0	n/a	n/a	271st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	30.7%	63.8%	65.2%	3217th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	35.4	30.5	26.4	108th of 3,221
Worked from Home	20.6%	16.8%	15.1%	120th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.5%	n/a	n/a	1351st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.2%	49.8%	46.9%	2965th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.2%	n/a	n/a	349th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Hudson County, New Jersey

Statistic	Hudson County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	27.3%	50.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40.7%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	10.7%	12.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	16.8%	10.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.8%	0.6%
Diversity Index	71.9	66.4	61.4

Age in Hudson County, New Jersey

Statistic	Hudson County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Median Age	35.8	40.1	38.9
Under 18 %	19.8%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	8.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	20.9%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	16.5%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.5%	26.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.6%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Hudson County, New Jersey

Statistic	Hudson County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Households	299,682	3,507,701	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.6	2.5
Family Households	58.0%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.2%	31.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.8%	18.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.4%	26.4%	28.7%
Never Married	42.1%	34.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hudson County, New Jersey

Statistic	Hudson County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Per Capita Income	$56,130	$54,253	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.4%	11.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.7%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.3%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	20.8%	21.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.9%	9.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.9%	21.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.7%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Hudson County, New Jersey

Statistic	Hudson County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Housing Units	320,959	3,791,354	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	9.4%	52.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	52.8%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.6%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	69.3%	36.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.5%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$9,555	$9,590	n/a

Education in Hudson County, New Jersey

Statistic	Hudson County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Less than High School	12.0%	9.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.0%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	17.1%	21.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	28.6%	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	20.3%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hudson County, New Jersey

Statistic	Hudson County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.3%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	32.9%	62.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	31.3%	8.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.5%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	13.0%	21.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	17.2%	13.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	33.4%	11.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Hudson County, New Jersey

Statistic	Hudson County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Born in State of Residence	34.8%	50.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	21.7%	13.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	21.1%	10.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	43.5%	66.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	33.4%	17.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	37.5%	24.5%	16.7%

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