Hudson County, New Jersey Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Hudson County, New Jersey, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Hudson County, New Jersey. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Hudson County, New Jersey. The estimated population of Hudson County, New Jersey is 713,264 people, with a median age of 35.6.

We can look at the total population in Hudson County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
713,264
+6.15%
+4.93%
2020
671,923
+0.28%
-
2019
670,046
+0.21%
-
2018
668,631
 -1.64% -
2017
679,756
 - -

Population of Hudson County, New Jersey by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
28.2%
28.8%
 -2.08%
Black/African American
10.5%
10.8%
 -2.78%
Native
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Hispanic
42.5%
43.2%
 -1.62%
Asian
15.7%
15%
 +4.67%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Two Or More Races
2.4%
1.6%
 +50.00%
Other
0.6%
0.5%
 +20.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Hudson County, New Jersey by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 35.6 +0.85% 34.9 +0.87% 36.3 +0.28%
2020 35.3 0% 34.6 +0.29% 36.2 0%
2019 35.3 +0.57% 34.5 +0.29% 36.2 +0.56%
2018 35.1 +0.57% 34.4 +0.88% 36 +0.56%
2017 34.9 - 34.1 - 35.8 -

The median age of Hudson County, New Jersey gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 42,732 +5.88% 42,136 +4.37% 45,255 43,939
10 to 19 35,312 +3.37% 32,145 +6.74% 36,392 34,273
20 to 29 59,515 -3.5% 56,608 -2.85% 57,398 54,939
30 to 39 67,431 +8.56% 62,851 +6.33% 73,227 66,775
40 to 49 46,790 +5.82% 45,393 +2.73% 49,445 46,561
50 to 59 38,377 +8.97% 40,492 +5.77% 41,777 42,789
60 to 69 27,035 +12.66% 31,960 +2.72% 30,597 32,794
70+ 20,153 +11.03% 30,826 +11.99% 22,426 34,677

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Hudson County, New Jersey is $79,795.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Hudson County.

  • Under 25
    $59,651.00
  • 25 to 44
    $103,409.00
  • 45 to 64
    $78,726.00
  • 65 and over
    $37,922.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Hudson County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Hudson County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Hudson County, New Jersey is currently $116,135.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

15.75% of households in Hudson County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Hudson County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    17.38%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    16.25%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    13.74%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.47%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    16.08%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    9.32%
  • $200,000 or more
    15.75%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Hudson County is $46,197.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Hudson County by the total population of Hudson County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Hudson County, New Jersey, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Hudson County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    20.22%
  • Bachelor's degree
    39.94%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    5.04%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    31.76%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.04%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Hudson County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Hudson County over the age of 16 is 580,934.

Of those people, a total of 69.70% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Hudson County is 65.70%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 27,529 23.20% 16.20%
20 to 24 years 41,783 70.60% 11.20%
25 to 29 years 70,554 85.70% 5.40%
30 to 34 years 76,664 87.10% 4.60%
35 to 44 years 115,131 85.90% 4.30%
45 to 54 years 86,928 83.00% 5.60%
55 to 59 years 41,851 76.30% 5.60%
60 to 64 years 35,309 66.20% 4.60%
65 to 74 years 49,893 27.00% 7.70%
75 years and over 35,292 6.30% 3.70%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Hudson County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 276,245 70.40% 4.50%
Black or African American 68,460 65.50% 8.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,854 71.50% 9.60%
Asian 95,290 70.90% 4.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 53 73.60% 20.50%
Other 73,729 70.10% 7.30%
Two or more races 64,303 69.20% 8.70%
Hispanic or Latino 238,869 68.20% 6.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 172,394 72.50% 4.40%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Hudson County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Hudson County is 381,681, with median earnings of $52,598.00.

Women in Hudson County, New Jersey earning approximately 74.60% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 381,681 $52,598.00
Male 207,889 $58,926.00
Female 173,792 $43,974.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 44,830 $105,349.00
Business and Financial 34,607 $94,231.00
Computer and Mathematical 25,453 $105,586.00
Architecture and Engineering 6,744 $87,102.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 3,673 $66,485.00
Community and Social Service 4,669 $57,641.00
Legal 6,865 $104,494.00
Educational and Library 20,619 $54,683.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 11,901 $65,471.00
Healthcare Practitioners 15,798 $78,599.00
Healthcare Support 11,425 $24,701.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 5,839 $39,702.00
Law Enforcement 2,270 $72,136.00
Food Preparation and Serving 16,712 $21,659.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 14,301 $24,493.00
Personal Care and Service 9,931 $20,226.00
Sales 33,771 $40,897.00
Office and Administrative Support 39,564 $39,421.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 210 $27,558.00
Construction and Extraction 15,847 $36,254.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 7,436 $49,810.00
Production 14,805 $31,678.00
Transportation and Material Moving 19,089 $37,423.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 25,288 $113,943.00 19,542 $90,952.00
Business and Financial 18,163 $105,075.00 16,444 $85,025.00
Computer and Mathematical 19,405 $108,280.00 6,048 $94,958.00
Architecture and Engineering 5,511 $88,351.00 1,233 $83,931.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 1,936 $69,406.00 1,737 $63,948.00
Community and Social Service 1,527 $61,658.00 3,142 $55,079.00
Legal 3,225 $135,258.00 3,640 $89,635.00
Educational and Library 5,350 $63,687.00 15,269 $53,196.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 6,034 $63,472.00 5,867 $69,180.00
Healthcare Practitioners 5,123 $83,252.00 10,675 $77,722.00
Healthcare Support 1,180 $33,590.00 10,245 $22,748.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 4,044 $42,558.00 1,795 $35,037.00
Law Enforcement 1,996 $72,319.00 274 $59,333.00
Food Preparation and Serving 9,723 $26,743.00 6,989 $17,466.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 6,415 $30,972.00 7,886 $19,443.00
Personal Care and Service 2,694 $25,435.00 7,237 $19,029.00
Sales 17,686 $57,378.00 16,085 $30,267.00
Office and Administrative Support 12,911 $44,535.00 26,653 $37,101.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 138 $28,721.00 72 $20,648.00
Construction and Extraction 15,405 $36,162.00 442 $44,750.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 7,211 $50,558.00 225 $33,625.00
Production 9,213 $37,389.00 5,592 $24,538.00
Transportation and Material Moving 17,180 $39,355.00 1,909 $26,890.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 282,832 households in Hudson County, with an average household size of 2.49 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 171,790 families in Hudson County with an average family size of 3.13 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 115,041 16,618 40,131 111,042
Average Household Size 3.25 3.19 3.2 1.34
Total Families 115,041 16,618 40,131 0
Average Household Size 3.21 2.83 3 0

Poverty

Of the 171,790 families in Hudson County, 10.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Hudson County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 307,493 housing units in Hudson County, New Jersey.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 282,832 91.98%
Vacant 24,661 8.02%

61.37% of the total 307,493 housing units in Hudson County are rental units. This is approximately 188,713 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 91,315 are occupied by the owner - or 29.70% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Hudson County is $1,552.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Hudson County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    2,804
  • Less than $500
    13,249
  • $500 to $999
    22,771
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    53,983
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    41,773
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    20,905
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    14,432
  • $3,000 or more
    21,600

Property Value

The median value of a property in Hudson County is $424,700.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Hudson County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    2,422
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    945
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,614
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3,141
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    13,380
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    35,026
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    28,831
  • $1,000,000 or more
    5,956

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Hudson County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Hudson County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    98,303
  • 1940 to 1949
    20,471
  • 1950 to 1959
    29,553
  • 1960 to 1969
    30,105
  • 1970 to 1979
    27,283
  • 1980 to 1989
    20,017
  • 1990 to 1999
    21,942
  • 2000 to 2009
    33,017
  • 2010 to 2013
    26,661
  • 2014 or later
    141

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Hudson County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    91,569
  • 1 vehicle available
    127,388
  • 2 vehicles available
    48,018
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    15,857

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Hudson County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Hudson County that commute to work in a particular way.

36 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Hudson County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    4,514
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    12,689
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    22,950
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    30,244
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    34,742
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    15,393
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    57,543
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    11,305
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    23,122
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    56,461
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    46,776
  • 90 or more minutes
    12,978

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Hudson County, New Jersey in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Hudson County, New Jersey

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