Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ

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2022 Population

142,802

0.477% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bob Menendez

Democratic Party

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

2022 Poverty Rate

13.7%

3.83% 1-year increase

2022 Median Property Value

$702,800

10% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

80.2% of the residents in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ are Stevens Institute of Technology (2,561 degrees awarded in 2022) and Total Image Beauty Academy (586 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ was $702,800, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ used public transit to get to work, and the average commute time was 35.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ was 1 car per household.

Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ borders Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North) PUMA, NJ, Hudson County (North)--West New York, Secaucus & North Bergen PUMA, NJ, NYC-Manhattan Community District 4--Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen PUMA, NY, and NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY.

United States New Jersey

Population & Diversity

Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ is home to a population of 143k people, from which 80.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 38.3% of Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ residents were born outside of the country (54.7k people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

80.2%

2022 Citizenship

79.5%

2021 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

N/A%

Hispanic Population

N/A people

N/A% of the people in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ are hispanic (N/A people).

The following chart shows the N/A races represented in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

38.3%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

54.7k people

38.4%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

55.1k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
505 ± 158
Vietnam
322 ± 140
Gulf War (1990s)
205 ± 118

Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.57 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ employs 80.6k people. The largest industries in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments (4,978 people), Construction (4,464 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,939 people), and the highest paying industries are Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($254,997), Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($253,452), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($223,744).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

36,721

Women

47.5%

40,651

Men

52.5%

The workforce of Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ in 2020 was 77,372 people, with 47.5% woman, and 52.5% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

80.6k

2022 Value

−0.654%

1 Year decline

± −0.654%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

80.6k

2022 Value

−0.654%

1 Year decline

± −0.654%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ, are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments (4,978 people), Construction (4,464 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,939 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$75,471

Median earning men ± $5,448

$63,533

Median earning women ± $3,920

The industries with the best median earnings for men in N/A are N/A.

The industries with the best median earnings for women in N/A are N/A.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

Y-Axis

2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ. Showing the available data for New Jersey.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (57.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.4%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.696%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

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Bob Menendez

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on January 17, 2006
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jon Corzine, who was elected Governor of New Jersey.

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New Jersey

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Jersey have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ awarded 3,147 degrees. The student population of Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ are White (1,040 and 43.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (674 and 28%), Asian (339 and 14.1%), and Unknown (238 and 9.88%).

The largest universities in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Stevens Institute of Technology (2,561 and 81.4%) and Total Image Beauty Academy (586 and 18.6%).

The median tuition cost in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ for private four year colleges is $56,424.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In false, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (36.3k), High School or Equivalent (24.1k), and Graduate Degree (22.6k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ was $702,800 in 2022, which is 2.49 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $638,700 to $702,800, a 10% increase. The homeownership rate in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ have an average commute time of 35.6 minutes, and they used public transit to get to work. Car ownership in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Median household income in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ is N/A. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ was Bergen County (Central)--Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood PUMA, NJ with a value of $183,624, followed by Somerset County (North & West) PUMA, NJ and Essex County (Southwest)--West Orange & Livingston PUMA, NJ, with respective values of $170,196 and $163,601.

Property

$702,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$24,813

$17,356

Median Property Taxes

±$1,030

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ was Bergen County (Central)--Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood PUMA, NJ with a value of $183,624, followed by Somerset County (North & West) PUMA, NJ and Essex County (Southwest)--West Orange & Livingston PUMA, NJ, with respective values of $170,196 and $163,601.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

N/A

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Public Transit (38%)
Drove Alone (25.5%)
Worked At Home (18.7%)

In 2022, 38% of workers in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ used public transit to get to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (25.5%) and those who worked at home (18.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

35.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ have a longer commute time (35.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.21% of the workforce in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ (19.3k out of 140k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

85.9% of the population of Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ has health coverage, with 54.2% on employee plans, 18.4% on Medicaid, 6.28% on Medicare, 6.87% on non-group plans, and 0.131% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1181 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.854% increase from the previous year (1171 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1168 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 370 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

1,181 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Jersey

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see an average of 1,181 patients per year. This represents a 0.854% increase from the previous year (1,171 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New Jersey in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.1%

Uninsured

54.2%

Employer Coverage

18.4%

Medicaid

6.28%

Medicare

6.87%

Non-Group

0.131%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken PUMA, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.