Where has Jersey City looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Jersey City | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 294,078 | 346,543 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 13.9% | — | |
| Median household income | $97,710 | $82,867 | 73 | ||
| Poverty rate | 15.6% | 12.6% | 64 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 54.8% | 51.4% | 55 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 14.8% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $566,900 | $418,100 | 82 | ||
| Median gross rent | $2,007 | $1,596 | 91 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 7.4% | 7.7% | 27 | ||
| Worked from home | 24.7% | 24.3% | 45 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +3.5% |
| Housing units | — | — | +11.1% |
| Median household income | — | — | +37.9% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +67.5% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +41.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +12.5% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +296.8% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -16.6% |
| Restaurants & bars | 23.5 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 9.0 | US 4.8 | above US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 11.6 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 22.0 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 16.2 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3.5 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 0.8 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 11.2 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham, NC | 73 | 291,467 | — | $81,619 | 57.3% |
| Chandler, AZ | 71 | 280,136 | — | $108,095 | 47.7% |
| Madison, WI | 67 | 278,001 | — | $78,050 | 59.9% |
| Raleigh, NC | 65 | 481,031 | +13.6% | $85,395 | 54.0% |
| Irving, TX | 65 | 256,492 | +14.1% | $81,830 | 42.4% |
| Minneapolis, MN | 65 | 427,246 | +8.3% | $80,846 | 55.5% |
| Boise City, ID | 63 | 237,242 | — | $83,904 | 47.5% |
| Oakland, CA | 63 | 439,418 | +9.2% | $101,600 | 48.7% |
| Atlanta, GA | 63 | 505,268 | +14.7% | $85,652 | 59.2% |
| Tampa, FL | 63 | 401,618 | +15.1% | $75,475 | 45.7% |