| Population |
240055 |
| Male Population |
117144 |
| Male Population Percent |
48.8% |
| Female Population |
122911 |
| Female Population Percent |
51.2% |
| Average Age |
32.4 |
| Average Income |
$40,310.00 |
| Average Home Cost |
$299,500.00 |
| Average Rent Cost |
$861.00 |
| Law Enforcement in 2006 |
1071 |
| Law Enforcement per 1000 |
3.63 |
| Average Household Size |
2.7 |
| Percentage of Family Households |
62.8% |
| Percentage of Unmarried Households |
6.4% |
| Races |
| Black (28.3%) | | Hispanic (28.3%) | | White Non-Hispanic (23.6%) | | Other race (15.1%) | | Filipino (6.6%) | | Two or more races (5.8%) | | Asian Indian (5.4%) | | Chinese (1.5%) | | Other Asian (1.3%) | | American Indian (1.0%) | | Vietnamese (0.7%) | | Korean (0.6%) |
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| Colleges In Jersey City |
| Name |
# of Students |
| NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY | 5,582 | | HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 3,630 | | SAINT PETERS COLLEGE | 2,643 | | THE CHUBB INSTITUTE | 705 | | MICRO TECH TRAINING CENTER | 103 | | NATURAL MOTION INSTITUTE OF HAIR DESIGN | 82 | | CHRIST HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING | 63 | | SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING | | | HUDSON COUNTY AREA VO TECH SCHOOL-EARL W BYRD | |
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| Colleges Near Jersey City |
| Name |
# of Students |
| STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 2,793 | | CUNY BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 11,848 | | PACE UNIVERSITY-NEW YORK | 6,194 | | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | 30,699 | | NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY | 6,366 | | FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 8,092 | | TECHNICAL CAREER INSTITUTES | 3,830 |
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| Public High Schools |
| Name |
# of Students |
| WILLIAM L DICKINSON | 3,149 | | JAMES J FERRIS | 1,460 | | HENRY SNYDER | 1,207 | | LINCOLN | 1,023 | | HCST JERSEY CITY CENTER | 671 | | DR RONALD MC NAIR ACAD HS | 528 | | LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL | 180 |
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| Private High Schools |
| Name |
# of Students |
| ST PETERS PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 804 | | HUDSON CATHOLIC REGL HIGH SCH | 518 | | ST DOMINIC ACADEMY | 485 | | ST ALOYSIUS HIGH SCHOOL | 357 | | ACADEMY OF SAINT ALOYSIUS | 166 | | Y C S MAY ACADEMY | 105 | | TET CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 47 | | KENMARE HIGH SCHOOL FOR WOMEN | 44 |
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| Public Elementary Schools |
| Name |
# of Students |
| NUMBER 23 | 1,597 | | JOSEPH H BRENSINGER 17 | 1,319 | | NUMBER 28 | 1,208 | | NUMBER 8 | 1,146 | | ALFRED E ZAMPELLA NO 27 | 1,118 | | NICOLAS COPERNICUS NUM 25 | 1,111 | | NUMBER 24 | 1,087 | | JOTHAM W WAKEMAN 6 | 1,084 | | JAMES F MURRAY 38 | 1,004 |
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| Private Elementary Schools |
| Name |
# of Students |
| OUR LADY OF MERCY SCHOOL | 555 | | SAINT PATRICK | 481 | | SAINT ALOYSIUS ELEMENTARY SCHO | 455 | | SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 406 | | OUR LADY OF VICTORIES | 398 | | OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL SCHOOL | 361 | | ST ANNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 355 | | ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL | 340 | | STS JOHN AND ANN SCHOOL | 318 | | ST BRIDGET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 278 |
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| Libraries |
| Name |
Books |
Audio |
Video |
Serial |
| JERSEY CITY FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 338,163 | 2,251 | 8,400 | 640 |
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| Hospitals |
| CHRIST HOSPITAL | | GREENVILLE HOSPITAL | | JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER | | ST FRANCIS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER |
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