Jersey City

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Population (2000): 240,055
Land Area (2000): 38.632 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 16.046 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 29.5186 (-1.4) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 74.9186 (23.8) / 82.2186 (27.9)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 5,362
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 874
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 44 inches
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Area Code(s): 201, 551, 908, 973
Alias(es) (2003): ELLIS ISLAND, FIVE CORNERS, GENERAL LAFAYETTE, GREENVILLE, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY BMC, NJ INTERNATIONAL AND BMC, PERSHING

Jersey City Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey City Employment Information Back to top
: 101,979
: $5,334,432,000 / $1,541,113,000
Jersey City Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	114,211	103,861	10,350	9.06%	91
1991	113,797	101,526	12,271	10.78%	108
1992	112,961	97,453	15,508	13.73%	137
1993	112,206	98,154	14,053	12.52%	125
1994	113,724	100,655	13,069	11.49%	115
1995	114,626	101,376	13,249	11.56%	116
1996	115,699	102,601	13,097	11.32%	113
1997	115,334	103,817	11,518	9.99%	100
1998	114,001	103,781	10,220	8.96%	90
1999	113,964	103,976	9,988	8.76%	88
2000	114,138	107,801	6,337	5.55%	56
2001	113,962	106,616	7,346	6.45%	64
2002	114,116	104,073	10,043	8.80%	88
2003	112,526	102,981	9,544	8.48%	85
2004	110,807	102,965	7,841	7.08%	71
2005	111,678	104,993	6,684	5.99%	60
2006	113,842	107,018	6,823	5.99%	60
2007	113,163	107,030	6,133	5.42%	54
2008	114,369	106,862	7,507	6.56%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	112,850	102,009	10,841	9.61%	96
Feb 1990	113,299	102,675	10,624	9.38%	94
Mar 1990	113,425	103,172	10,253	9.04%	90
Apr 1990	112,906	102,933	9,973	8.83%	88
May 1990	114,346	104,001	10,345	9.05%	90
Jun 1990	114,729	104,879	9,850	8.59%	86
Jul 1990	116,227	105,342	10,885	9.37%	94
Aug 1990	114,371	104,949	9,422	8.24%	82
Sep 1990	114,473	104,507	9,966	8.71%	87
Oct 1990	114,688	104,328	10,360	9.03%	90
Nov 1990	114,640	104,108	10,532	9.19%	92
Dec 1990	114,573	103,427	11,146	9.73%	97

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	113,035	100,418	12,617	11.16%	112
Feb 1991	113,681	101,059	12,622	11.10%	111
Mar 1991	114,057	101,238	12,819	11.24%	112
Apr 1991	113,411	101,325	12,086	10.66%	107
May 1991	113,685	100,839	12,846	11.30%	113
Jun 1991	114,962	102,407	12,555	10.92%	109
Jul 1991	114,918	101,999	12,919	11.24%	112
Aug 1991	113,695	102,223	11,472	10.09%	101
Sep 1991	113,128	101,761	11,367	10.05%	100
Oct 1991	114,121	102,335	11,786	10.33%	103
Nov 1991	113,525	101,719	11,806	10.40%	104
Dec 1991	113,345	100,983	12,362	10.91%	109

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	111,768	96,825	14,943	13.37%	134
Feb 1992	112,424	97,219	15,205	13.52%	135
Mar 1992	112,596	97,651	14,945	13.27%	133
Apr 1992	112,105	97,503	14,602	13.03%	130
May 1992	112,905	96,913	15,992	14.16%	142
Jun 1992	114,528	97,543	16,985	14.83%	148
Jul 1992	115,728	97,961	17,767	15.35%	154
Aug 1992	113,472	97,806	15,666	13.81%	138
Sep 1992	112,226	96,679	15,547	13.85%	139
Oct 1992	112,398	97,622	14,776	13.15%	131
Nov 1992	112,858	98,123	14,735	13.06%	131
Dec 1992	112,519	97,592	14,927	13.27%	133

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	112,021	95,474	16,547	14.77%	148
Feb 1993	111,696	95,850	15,846	14.19%	142
Mar 1993	111,377	96,280	15,097	13.55%	136
Apr 1993	111,204	96,590	14,614	13.14%	131
May 1993	111,906	97,231	14,675	13.11%	131
Jun 1993	112,829	98,505	14,324	12.70%	127
Jul 1993	113,931	99,413	14,518	12.74%	127
Aug 1993	113,177	100,079	13,098	11.57%	116
Sep 1993	111,155	98,332	12,823	11.54%	115
Oct 1993	112,563	99,906	12,657	11.24%	112
Nov 1993	112,545	100,450	12,095	10.75%	107
Dec 1993	112,070	99,734	12,336	11.01%	110

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	112,575	98,368	14,207	12.62%	126
Feb 1994	112,948	99,064	13,884	12.29%	123
Mar 1994	113,248	99,173	14,075	12.43%	124
Apr 1994	112,982	99,387	13,595	12.03%	120
May 1994	112,870	99,779	13,091	11.60%	116
Jun 1994	113,687	100,203	13,484	11.86%	119
Jul 1994	114,545	100,677	13,868	12.11%	121
Aug 1994	114,242	101,802	12,440	10.89%	109
Sep 1994	113,638	101,257	12,381	10.90%	109
Oct 1994	114,860	102,555	12,305	10.71%	107
Nov 1994	114,780	102,977	11,803	10.28%	103
Dec 1994	114,307	102,617	11,690	10.23%	102

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	114,205	100,244	13,961	12.22%	122
Feb 1995	114,251	101,393	12,858	11.25%	113
Mar 1995	114,277	101,325	12,952	11.33%	113
Apr 1995	114,421	100,974	13,447	11.75%	118
May 1995	114,563	100,590	13,973	12.20%	122
Jun 1995	114,946	100,838	14,108	12.27%	123
Jul 1995	116,467	101,887	14,580	12.52%	125
Aug 1995	114,693	101,545	13,148	11.46%	115
Sep 1995	114,167	101,398	12,769	11.18%	112
Oct 1995	114,851	102,727	12,124	10.56%	106
Nov 1995	114,448	102,105	12,343	10.78%	108
Dec 1995	114,218	101,490	12,728	11.14%	111

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	114,511	100,431	14,080	12.30%	123
Feb 1996	114,664	101,257	13,407	11.69%	117
Mar 1996	115,321	101,388	13,933	12.08%	121
Apr 1996	115,241	101,550	13,691	11.88%	119
May 1996	115,792	101,687	14,105	12.18%	122
Jun 1996	116,142	102,664	13,478	11.60%	116
Jul 1996	117,266	102,723	14,543	12.40%	124
Aug 1996	115,024	102,811	12,213	10.62%	106
Sep 1996	115,505	103,402	12,103	10.48%	105
Oct 1996	116,189	104,387	11,802	10.16%	102
Nov 1996	116,398	104,572	11,826	10.16%	102
Dec 1996	116,329	104,343	11,986	10.30%	103

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	115,914	102,436	13,478	11.63%	116
Feb 1997	115,682	103,217	12,465	10.78%	108
Mar 1997	115,930	103,639	12,291	10.60%	106
Apr 1997	114,821	103,532	11,289	9.83%	98
May 1997	115,263	103,370	11,893	10.32%	103
Jun 1997	116,227	103,596	12,631	10.87%	109
Jul 1997	116,861	104,154	12,707	10.87%	109
Aug 1997	115,075	104,216	10,859	9.44%	94
Sep 1997	114,512	103,456	11,056	9.65%	97
Oct 1997	114,181	104,139	10,042	8.79%	88
Nov 1997	114,460	104,967	9,493	8.29%	83
Dec 1997	115,086	105,077	10,009	8.70%	87

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	114,574	102,933	11,641	10.16%	102
Feb 1998	114,920	103,547	11,373	9.90%	99
Mar 1998	115,458	103,916	11,542	10.00%	100
Apr 1998	112,901	103,161	9,740	8.63%	86
May 1998	113,645	103,188	10,457	9.20%	92
Jun 1998	114,847	103,941	10,906	9.50%	95
Jul 1998	115,477	104,410	11,067	9.58%	96
Aug 1998	113,523	104,164	9,359	8.24%	82
Sep 1998	113,253	103,715	9,538	8.42%	84
Oct 1998	112,851	103,652	9,199	8.15%	82
Nov 1998	112,680	103,906	8,774	7.79%	78
Dec 1998	113,881	104,843	9,038	7.94%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	113,650	103,403	10,247	9.02%	90
Feb 1999	114,014	103,712	10,302	9.04%	90
Mar 1999	114,291	103,768	10,523	9.21%	92
Apr 1999	113,834	103,512	10,322	9.07%	91
May 1999	114,318	103,708	10,610	9.28%	93
Jun 1999	115,735	103,880	11,855	10.24%	102
Jul 1999	115,904	103,794	12,110	10.45%	104
Aug 1999	113,736	103,821	9,915	8.72%	87
Sep 1999	113,073	103,378	9,695	8.57%	86
Oct 1999	112,868	104,154	8,714	7.72%	77
Nov 1999	113,106	105,099	8,007	7.08%	71
Dec 1999	113,040	105,485	7,555	6.68%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	113,845	106,727	7,118	6.25%	63
Feb 2000	114,374	107,427	6,947	6.07%	61
Mar 2000	114,302	107,598	6,704	5.87%	59
Apr 2000	114,324	108,434	5,890	5.15%	52
May 2000	113,794	107,641	6,153	5.41%	54
Jun 2000	114,871	108,583	6,288	5.47%	55
Jul 2000	114,725	107,681	7,044	6.14%	61
Aug 2000	113,885	107,474	6,411	5.63%	56
Sep 2000	112,894	106,825	6,069	5.38%	54
Oct 2000	113,873	108,074	5,799	5.09%	51
Nov 2000	114,075	108,256	5,819	5.10%	51
Dec 2000	114,692	108,888	5,804	5.06%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	113,678	106,943	6,735	5.92%	59
Feb 2001	113,649	107,163	6,486	5.71%	57
Mar 2001	113,832	107,293	6,539	5.74%	57
Apr 2001	113,453	107,315	6,138	5.41%	54
May 2001	113,286	106,801	6,485	5.72%	57
Jun 2001	114,499	107,271	7,228	6.31%	63
Jul 2001	114,438	106,807	7,631	6.67%	67
Aug 2001	113,023	105,637	7,386	6.53%	65
Sep 2001	112,981	105,408	7,573	6.70%	67
Oct 2001	114,341	106,077	8,264	7.23%	72
Nov 2001	114,837	106,344	8,493	7.40%	74
Dec 2001	115,526	106,331	9,195	7.96%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	113,884	103,369	10,515	9.23%	92
Feb 2002	114,679	104,345	10,334	9.01%	90
Mar 2002	114,610	104,022	10,588	9.24%	92
Apr 2002	113,909	103,727	10,182	8.94%	89
May 2002	113,891	103,849	10,042	8.82%	88
Jun 2002	114,609	104,166	10,443	9.11%	91
Jul 2002	114,360	103,817	10,543	9.22%	92
Aug 2002	113,183	103,745	9,438	8.34%	83
Sep 2002	113,225	103,790	9,435	8.33%	83
Oct 2002	114,168	104,615	9,553	8.37%	84
Nov 2002	114,268	104,563	9,705	8.49%	85
Dec 2002	114,605	104,872	9,733	8.49%	85

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	113,244	102,884	10,360	9.15%	91
Feb 2003	113,588	103,483	10,105	8.90%	89
Mar 2003	113,151	103,301	9,850	8.71%	87
Apr 2003	112,748	103,227	9,521	8.44%	84
May 2003	112,473	102,737	9,736	8.66%	87
Jun 2003	113,712	103,122	10,590	9.31%	93
Jul 2003	113,043	102,483	10,560	9.34%	93
Aug 2003	111,525	102,317	9,208	8.26%	83
Sep 2003	111,130	101,890	9,240	8.31%	83
Oct 2003	111,869	103,094	8,775	7.84%	78
Nov 2003	112,082	103,489	8,593	7.67%	77
Dec 2003	111,744	103,750	7,994	7.15%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	111,082	102,003	9,079	8.17%	82
Feb 2004	110,963	102,453	8,510	7.67%	77
Mar 2004	111,192	102,468	8,724	7.85%	78
Apr 2004	110,863	102,645	8,218	7.41%	74
May 2004	110,247	102,399	7,848	7.12%	71
Jun 2004	111,562	103,106	8,456	7.58%	76
Jul 2004	111,826	103,111	8,715	7.79%	78
Aug 2004	110,380	102,978	7,402	6.71%	67
Sep 2004	109,678	102,394	7,284	6.64%	66
Oct 2004	110,384	103,525	6,859	6.21%	62
Nov 2004	110,842	104,144	6,698	6.04%	60
Dec 2004	110,661	104,359	6,302	5.69%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	110,245	103,587	6,658	6.04%	60
Feb 2005	110,613	103,966	6,647	6.01%	60
Mar 2005	110,531	104,267	6,264	5.67%	57
Apr 2005	110,412	104,508	5,904	5.35%	53
May 2005	110,818	104,635	6,183	5.58%	56
Jun 2005	112,229	105,294	6,935	6.18%	62
Jul 2005	112,504	105,131	7,373	6.55%	66
Aug 2005	111,627	105,006	6,621	5.93%	59
Sep 2005	111,898	104,783	7,115	6.36%	64
Oct 2005	112,747	106,017	6,730	5.97%	60
Nov 2005	113,309	106,181	7,128	6.29%	63
Dec 2005	113,197	106,542	6,655	5.88%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	113,234	106,243	6,991	6.17%	62
Feb 2006	113,551	106,512	7,039	6.20%	62
Mar 2006	113,795	106,810	6,985	6.14%	61
Apr 2006	113,447	106,445	7,002	6.17%	62
May 2006	113,632	106,429	7,203	6.34%	63
Jun 2006	114,505	107,093	7,412	6.47%	65
Jul 2006	114,545	106,657	7,888	6.89%	69
Aug 2006	113,616	106,727	6,889	6.06%	61
Sep 2006	113,158	106,461	6,697	5.92%	59
Oct 2006	113,910	107,890	6,020	5.28%	53
Nov 2006	114,366	108,257	6,109	5.34%	53
Dec 2006	114,340	108,696	5,644	4.94%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	113,034	106,637	6,397	5.66%	57
Feb 2007	112,979	106,984	5,995	5.31%	53
Mar 2007	112,989	107,226	5,763	5.10%	51
Apr 2007	112,763	106,765	5,998	5.32%	53
May 2007	112,552	106,465	6,087	5.41%	54
Jun 2007	113,770	107,197	6,573	5.78%	58
Jul 2007	113,926	106,837	7,089	6.22%	62
Aug 2007	112,469	106,379	6,090	5.41%	54
Sep 2007	112,656	106,499	6,157	5.47%	55
Oct 2007	113,256	107,399	5,857	5.17%	52
Nov 2007	113,973	108,113	5,860	5.14%	51
Dec 2007	113,586	107,859	5,727	5.04%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	113,121	106,613	6,508	5.75%	58
Feb 2008	113,575	106,977	6,598	5.81%	58
Mar 2008	113,578	106,894	6,684	5.88%	59
Apr 2008	113,762	107,129	6,633	5.83%	58
May 2008	114,435	106,732	7,703	6.73%	67
Jun 2008	115,212	107,215	7,997	6.94%	69
Jul 2008	115,585	106,953	8,632	7.47%	75
Aug 2008	115,053	106,666	8,387	7.29%	73
Sep 2008	114,999	106,581	8,418	7.32%	73
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Jersey City Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Finance and Insurance	5,421	9.83%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	4,363	7.92%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,269	5.93%
4.	Other Transportation	2,928	5.31%
5.	Construction	2,639	4.79%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,486	4.51%
7.	Educational Services	2,396	4.35%
8.	Health Care	2,356	4.27%
9.	Public Administration	2,310	4.19%
10.	Truck Transportation	1,617	2.93%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,207	2.19%
12.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,206	2.19%
13.	U.S. Postal Service	1,054	1.91%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,044	1.89%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	1,024	1.86%
16.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	1,017	1.84%
17.	Repair and Maintenance	997	1.81%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	887	1.61%
19.	Chemical Manufacturing	864	1.57%
20.	Warehousing and Storage	752	1.36%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	7,236	14.97%
2.	Finance and Insurance	5,429	11.23%
3.	Educational Services	4,928	10.20%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,339	6.91%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,173	4.50%
6.	Public Administration	2,015	4.17%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,581	3.27%
8.	Social Assistance	1,474	3.05%
9.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	1,184	2.45%
10.	Apparel Manufacturing	1,162	2.40%
11.	Other Transportation	1,125	2.33%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	855	1.77%
13.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	834	1.73%
14.	Department and Other General Stores	828	1.71%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	814	1.68%
16.	U.S. Postal Service	762	1.58%
17.	Personal and Laundry Services	756	1.56%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	753	1.56%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	724	1.50%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	715	1.48%

Jersey City Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Computer Specialists	3,257	5.91%
2.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,481	4.50%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,454	4.45%
4.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,369	4.30%
5.	Other Production Occupations	2,282	4.14%
6.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,268	4.11%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,100	3.81%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,064	3.74%
9.	Other Management Occupations	1,750	3.17%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,486	2.70%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,484	2.69%
12.	Other Protective Service Workers	1,442	2.62%
13.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,387	2.52%
14.	Accountants and Auditors	1,351	2.45%
15.	Business Operations Specialists	1,205	2.19%
16.	Vehicle Mechanics	995	1.81%
17.	Media and Communications Workers	880	1.60%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	858	1.56%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	854	1.55%
20.	Law Enforcement Workers	762	1.38%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,901	8.07%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	2,893	5.99%
3.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	2,103	4.35%
4.	Registered Nurses	1,703	3.52%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,534	3.17%
6.	Cashiers	1,503	3.11%
7.	Other Production Occupations	1,490	3.08%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,479	3.06%
9.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,450	3.00%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,437	2.97%
11.	Customer Service Representatives	1,370	2.83%
12.	Business Operations Specialists	1,364	2.82%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,340	2.77%
14.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,318	2.73%
15.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,271	2.63%
16.	Other Management Occupations	1,262	2.61%
17.	Computer Specialists	1,248	2.58%
18.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,159	2.40%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,087	2.25%
20.	Accountants and Auditors	1,066	2.21%

Jersey City Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	104,293	55.82%
15-35 hours	15,954	8.54%
1-14 hours	4,066	2.18%
No regular hours	62,521	33.46%

Jersey City Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,560	2.59%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,136	2.16%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,556	2.58%
6 AM-6:29 AM	6,978	7.05%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	7,329	7.41%
7 AM-7:29 AM	14,557	14.71%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	15,395	15.56%
8 AM-8:29 AM	15,862	16.03%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	7,612	7.69%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	6,906	6.98%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,697	2.73%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,185	1.20%
Noon-3:59 PM	6,714	6.79%
4 PM-11:59 PM	6,452	6.52%

Jersey City Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,233	1.25%
5-9	4,219	4.26%
10-14	8,633	8.73%
15-19	11,908	12.04%
20-24	13,211	13.35%
25-29	4,811	4.86%
30-34	18,585	18.78%
35-39	2,939	2.97%
40-44	5,043	5.10%
45-59	13,609	13.75%
60-89	10,520	10.63%
At least 90	4,228	4.27%

Jersey City Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	9,734	9.84%	34,281	34.65%
30-44	13,145	13.29%	13,422	13.57%
45-59	7,809	7.89%	5,800	5.86%
At least 60	9,147	9.25%	5,601	5.66%

Jersey City Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	247	0.25%
Car / truck / van, carpool	13,393	13.29%
Car / truck / van, solo	36,639	36.37%
Motorcycle	49	0.05%
Other	697	0.69%
Public transportation	39,835	39.54%
Walked	8,079	8.02%
Worked at home	1,811	1.80%

Jersey City Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey City Family Information Back to top
: 88,617 (236,707 people)
: 56,114 (188,700 people)
: 14,018
: 121,545
Jersey City Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	13,002	14.67%
$10,000-$14,999	6,188	6.98%
$15,000-$19,999	5,337	6.02%
$20,000-$24,999	5,230	5.90%
$25,000-$29,999	5,854	6.61%
$30,000-$34,999	5,583	6.30%
$35,000-$39,999	4,934	5.57%
$40,000-$44,999	4,666	5.27%
$45,000-$49,999	4,159	4.69%
$50,000-$59,999	6,889	7.77%
$60,000-$74,999	8,446	9.53%
$75,000-$99,999	8,174	9.22%
$100,000-$124,999	4,278	4.83%
$125,000-$149,999	2,245	2.53%
$150,000-$199,999	1,851	2.09%
$200,000 or more	1,781	2.01%

Jersey City Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	25,921	29.25%
Family, 2 people	18,020	20.33%
Nonfamily, 2 people	5,534	6.24%
Family, 3 people	14,099	15.91%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,043	1.18%
Family, 4 people	11,599	13.09%
Nonfamily, 4 people	327	0.37%
Family, 5 people	6,679	7.54%
Nonfamily, 5 people	93	0.10%
Family, 6 people	2,928	3.30%
Nonfamily, 6 people	50	0.06%
Family, 7 or more people	2,311	2.61%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	28	0.03%

Jersey City Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	71,545	32.67%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	21,468	9.80%
Public Assistance	5,977	2.73%
Retirement	9,338	4.26%
Self Employment	5,980	2.73%
Social Security	17,981	8.21%
Supplemental Security	6,001	2.74%
Wage / Salary	70,280	32.09%
Other	10,406	4.75%

Jersey City Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	16,978	51.46%
With children under 18	16,016	48.54%

Jersey City Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	5,775	6.35%
Married	42,817	47.11%
Never Married	39,945	43.95%
Widowed	2,341	2.58%

Jersey City Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	7,852	7.95%
Married	44,264	44.79%
Never Married	35,924	36.35%
Widowed	10,783	10.91%

Jersey City Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey City Education Information Back to top
Jersey City Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	17,457	9.65%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	31,538	17.43%
High school diploma or equivalent	46,265	25.57%
Some college, no degree	32,457	17.94%
Associate degree	6,561	3.63%
Bachelors degree	31,736	17.54%
Graduate or professional degree	14,890	8.23%

Jersey City Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,439	1.02%	1,494	0.62%	3,933	1.64%
Kindergarten	2,574	1.07%	886	0.37%	3,460	1.44%
Grades 1-4	11,821	4.92%	3,047	1.27%	14,868	6.19%
Grades 5-8	11,060	4.61%	2,917	1.22%	13,977	5.82%
Grades 9-12	10,717	4.46%	3,152	1.31%	13,869	5.78%
Undergrad college	8,537	3.56%	4,894	2.04%	13,431	5.59%
Graduate or professional school	1,642	0.68%	2,765	1.15%	4,407	1.84%
Total	48,790	20.32%	19,155	7.98%	67,945	28.30%

Jersey City Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey City Business Information Back to top
: 6,085
: $2,606,325,000
: $1,724,019,000
: $195,468,000

Jersey City Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey City Public Benefits Information Back to top
Jersey City Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	192,841	81.40%
Below Poverty Level	44,075	18.60%

Jersey City Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1951	$28,292	$2,655	$1,520	$2,614	$350	$3,034	$35,810	$24,758	$38,893	$0
1952	$28,945	$2,920	$1,459	$2,728	$366	$3,187	$36,685	$26,404	$39,763	$35,288
1953	$29,465	$3,074	$924	$2,836	$168	$3,372	$36,765	$27,619	$40,639	$31,782
1954	$32,403	$3,212	$2,663	$2,679	$176	$3,223	$41,144	$29,321	$41,187	$32,962
1955	$33,171	$3,466	$5,168	$2,800	$180	$3,567	$44,886	$30,483	$75,724	$53,959
1956	$33,826	$3,620	$4,428	$2,875	$180	$6,203	$47,512	$31,910	$73,581	$42,978
1957	$32,571	$3,738	$3,885	$2,682	$180	$5,038	$44,356	$33,969	$75,316	$37,737
1958	$32,592	$3,800	$4,983	$2,524	$162	$7,175	$47,436	$36,139	$73,401	$34,241
1959	$32,923	$3,947	$4,830	$2,581	$163	$8,493	$48,990	$37,989	$70,781	$30,020
1960	$37,062	$3,717	$5,203	$2,467	$167	$8,399	$53,298	$39,068	$71,522	$30,283
1961	$36,759	$3,988	$5,189	$2,447	$158	$8,100	$52,653	$39,498	$71,240	$25,703
1962	$44,650	$3,874	$5,629	$2,455	$158	$5,807	$58,699	$39,850	$31,915	$24,165
1963	$41,150	$3,656	$6,006	$2,365	$386	$5,581	$55,488	$40,550	$30,135	$20,176
1964	$41,150	$3,656	$6,006	$2,365	$386	$5,581	$55,488	$40,550	$30,135	$0
1965	$41,743	$4,049	$5,806	$2,426	$386	$6,493	$56,854	$40,530	$37,386	$0
1966	$40,172	$4,555	$8,994	$2,355	$386	$6,073	$57,980	$41,543	$43,904	$0
1967	$37,964	$5,551	$15,116	$2,172	$251	$6,238	$61,741	$40,968	$50,149	$23,485
1968	$37,646	$5,975	$18,851	$2,108	$251	$8,494	$67,350	$44,469	$57,824	$0
1969	$39,504	$6,087	$25,296	$2,239	$251	$9,146	$76,436	$48,063	$68,784	$0
1970	$38,934	$8,505	$26,134	$2,213	$251	$9,884	$77,416	$52,691	$84,634	$36,664
1971	$51,134	$8,983	$31,384	$3,266	$251	$12,624	$98,659	$63,973	$60,858	$42,432
1972	$52,023	$9,542	$41,335	$4,053	$892	$14,088	$112,391	$74,212	$102,612	$51,505
1973	$63,672	$10,486	$47,604	$4,941	$892	$18,290	$135,399	$80,090	$104,210	$47,869
1974	$58,170	$10,707	$53,738	$4,408	$892	$22,190	$139,398	$89,432	$128,680	$60,714
1975	$58,170	$10,707	$53,738	$4,408	$892	$22,190	$139,398	$89,432	$128,680	$60,714
1976	$60,577	$17,791	$66,897	$6,006	$892	$5,789	$140,161	$85,786	$128,672	$22,837
1977	$66,685	$19,317	$64,154	$6,099	$954	$4,652	$142,544	$53,858	$125,682	$28,793
1978	$68,779	$17,283	$81,402	$7,695	$954	$7,149	$165,979	$105,314	$124,679	$60,836
1979	$74,170	$18,889	$89,804	$8,853	$1,184	$24,172	$198,183	$102,866	$113,893	$57,094
1980	$57,870	$20,396	$102,840	$8,979	$1,184	$45,337	$216,210	$135,749	$124,514	$60,735
1981	$59,354	$22,193	$128,377	$9,727	$1,282	$49,060	$247,800	$147,885	$118,784	$53,883
1982	$62,614	$834	$143,742	$14,140	$0	$50,870	$271,366	$157,562	$115,039	$36,254
1983	$75,214	$1,426	$139,917	$12,379	$4,057	$51,442	$283,009	$136,659	$132,193	$42,355
1984	$82,273	$2,334	$150,975	$14,941	$2,298	$64,338	$314,825	$143,492	$123,925	$56,132
1985	$81,448	$2,554	$165,949	$17,815	$2,800	$73,086	$341,098	$144,325	$137,535	$92,581
1986	$83,866	$2,276	$222,434	$18,462	$5,002	$77,218	$406,982	$161,210	$134,474	$70,478
1987	$99,050	$2,233	$169,648	$17,012	$6,664	$78,208	$370,582	$200,773	$169,426	$99,166
1988	$103,111	$2,325	$176,604	$17,709	$6,664	$81,415	$385,503	$209,005	$169,426	$99,166
1989	$143,079	$2,280	$191,609	$17,405	$4,237	$18,997	$375,327	$201,626	$186,136	$114,097
1990	$85,831	$2,290	$69,748	$17,702	$5,518	$19,545	$198,344	$102,626	$172,386	$70,540
1991	$95,225	$2,153	$89,310	$20,609	$4,330	$16,849	$226,323	$111,100	$214,615	$77,644
1992	$94,405	$3,343	$107,347	$21,133	$3,894	$33,053	$259,832	$101,418	$372,511	$120,587
1993	$128,854	$4,183	$163,567	$22,554	$4,946	$46,844	$366,765	$127,235	$342,135	$120,158
1994	$100,877	$4,612	$169,135	$22,312	$5,250	$48,757	$346,331	$133,596	$467,047	$125,090
1995	$115,964	$4,423	$167,732	$25,965	$4,946	$86,513	$401,120	$33,850	$411,993	$163,280
1996	$113,645	$4,511	$162,146	$22,158	$4,946	$75,277	$378,172	$131,156	$394,480	$162,660
1997	$112,491	$4,465	$197,343	$21,993	$11,600	$89,774	$433,201	$155,521	$371,949	$181,658
1998	$143,145	$5,682	$212,848	$21,881	$11,600	$101,642	$491,116	$164,322	$349,418	$254,224
1999	$107,000	$8,900	$202,909	$22,991	$11,010	$116,099	$460,009	$158,000	$374,918	$302,870
2000	$108,848	$9,456	$210,983	$23,681	$8,158	$126,754	$478,424	$165,391	$484,691	$287,307
2001	$108,024	$11,480	$165,175	$30,896	$4,323	$158,323	$466,741	$160,430	$487,900	$143,405
2002	$110,020	$10,820	$179,386	$31,083	$0	$141,555	$462,044	$180,982	$462,011	$132,394
2003	$117,036	$10,559	$185,591	$30,979	$4,043	$130,159	$467,808	$188,547	$540,299	$181,121
2004	$125,057	$11,976	$195,102	$34,825	$11,866	$126,810	$493,660	$197,069	$512,646	$203,305
2005	$122,549	$13,913	$202,203	$40,638	$7,648	$135,961	$508,999	$206,066	$529,850	$228,286
2006	$142,833	$17,575	$196,813	$42,586	$10,895	$158,092	$551,219	$196,638	$522,965	$198,077

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1951	$11,945	$1,529	$322	$7,602	$746	$979	$38,345
1951	$6,539	$886	$958	$1,658	$1,966	$3,215	$38,345
1952	$12,268	$1,568	$319	$7,700	$735	$1,057	$40,202
1952	$7,151	$791	$840	$3,007	$2,090	$2,676	$40,202
1953	$13,911	$1,379	$286	$7,517	$677	$1,071	$41,389
1953	$9,181	$844	$732	$2,331	$648	$2,812	$41,389
1954	$14,822	$1,503	$579	$7,798	$761	$1,401	$45,765
1954	$9,519	$901	$877	$2,155	$653	$4,796	$45,765
1955	$12,687	$1,739	$714	$7,882	$1,030	$1,451	$62,512
1955	$9,447	$958	$1,288	$2,188	$663	$22,465	$62,512
1956	$13,483	$1,566	$634	$8,461	$1,168	$1,437	$57,879
1956	$9,835	$1,138	$1,997	$2,342	$663	$15,155	$57,879
1957	$14,281	$1,404	$744	$9,102	$1,156	$1,719	$55,467
1957	$10,211	$1,162	$2,030	$2,319	$687	$10,652	$55,467
1958	$15,029	$1,342	$703	$9,675	$1,122	$1,575	$53,000
1958	$10,908	$1,887	$2,185	$2,473	$787	$5,314	$53,000
1959	$14,620	$1,230	$0	$10,192	$1,032	$1,618	$53,314
1959	$11,823	$1,933	$2,099	$2,363	$758	$5,646	$53,314
1960	$16,031	$1,264	$0	$10,717	$992	$1,348	$56,597
1960	$11,197	$1,261	$2,066	$2,243	$795	$8,683	$56,597
1961	$16,678	$1,359	$0	$10,943	$1,472	$1,314	$58,469
1961	$11,421	$1,416	$2,018	$2,181	$857	$8,810	$58,469
1962	$17,153	$1,929	$697	$11,557	$1,339	$1,715	$59,148
1962	$11,820	$1,428	$868	$1,919	$857	$7,866	$59,148
1963	$18,061	$1,837	$0	$11,654	$1,082	$1,555	$64,098
1963	$12,660	$931	$1,055	$1,910	$755	$12,598	$64,098
1964	$18,061	$1,837	$652	$11,654	$1,082	$1,555	$64,098
1964	$12,660	$931	$1,055	$1,910	$755	$11,946	$64,098
1965	$18,927	$1,699	$570	$12,008	$1,316	$1,144	$67,158
1965	$12,943	$872	$937	$1,510	$755	$14,477	$67,158
1966	$20,628	$1,834	$513	$12,553	$1,138	$1,178	$70,684
1966	$13,180	$1,114	$1,173	$1,575	$755	$15,043	$70,684
1967	$26,085	$1,979	$514	$8,979	$1,309	$1,142	$73,278
1967	$13,537	$1,390	$1,853	$1,702	$1,667	$13,121	$73,278
1968	$26,341	$1,980	$533	$9,172	$2,579	$1,082	$77,149
1968	$14,864	$1,656	$1,839	$2,866	$1,667	$12,570	$77,149
1969	$25,917	$2,363	$550	$10,326	$1,724	$1,472	$85,438
1969	$15,982	$2,124	$2,257	$3,112	$1,667	$17,944	$85,438
1970	$33,460	$2,334	$572	$11,107	$1,681	$2,574	$95,416
1970	$17,158	$992	$2,956	$5,360	$1,667	$15,555	$95,416
1971	$37,367	$2,717	$590	$12,454	$1,608	$1,312	$105,791
1971	$21,454	$741	$4,558	$4,057	$1,667	$17,266	$105,791
1972	$51,439	$3,021	$417	$16,028	$1,868	$1,614	$133,499
1972	$21,763	$249	$4,729	$4,010	$2,187	$26,174	$133,499
1973	$49,738	$2,605	$640	$22,784	$1,514	$7,930	$146,935
1973	$22,733	$1,205	$4,742	$4,921	$2,187	$25,936	$146,935
1974	$52,271	$2,977	$732	$27,459	$1,708	$1,767	$159,986
1974	$28,079	$1,064	$5,125	$4,244	$2,187	$32,373	$159,986
1975	$52,271	$2,977	$732	$27,459	$1,708	$1,767	$159,986
1975	$28,079	$1,064	$5,125	$4,244	$2,187	$32,373	$159,986
1976	$60,121	$5,449	$3,261	$7,395	$2,460	$2,822	$184,372
1976	$31,781	$1,352	$5,474	$15,398	$2,187	$46,672	$184,372
1977	$65,130	$3,372	$1,374	$7,593	$3,100	$1,913	$189,238
1977	$36,267	$1,876	$5,932	$20,596	$2,689	$39,396	$189,238
1978	$72,770	$3,694	$1,708	$2,548	$2,148	$2,392	$178,285
1978	$30,998	$2,376	$5,536	$17,250	$2,689	$34,176	$178,285
1979	$94,696	$3,948	$1,423	$3,347	$2,130	$2,007	$199,547
1979	$32,714	$2,528	$3,209	$8,372	$3,104	$42,069	$199,547
1980	$86,507	$4,044	$1,534	$50,187	$4,456	$2,157	$254,954
1980	$36,629	$2,182	$4,544	$9,916	$3,104	$49,694	$254,954
1981	$101,970	$4,380	$1,523	$54,316	$3,802	$2,421	$298,005
1981	$41,837	$4,872	$5,239	$11,852	$3,362	$62,431	$298,005
1982	$83,634	$5,920	$1,797	$56,707	$3,783	$2,659	$283,855
1982	$42,889	$6,246	$4,698	$10,766	$0	$64,756	$283,855
1983	$122,755	$6,838	$1,804	$50,666	$4,650	$5,125	$334,607
1983	$46,313	$7,633	$5,137	$15,528	$3,198	$64,960	$334,607
1984	$137,649	$9,627	$1,639	$66,604	$3,345	$1,781	$333,905
1984	$49,494	$8,621	$6,286	$12,198	$3,390	$33,271	$333,905
1985	$154,251	$9,723	$2,135	$77,660	$4,388	$2,663	$395,858
1985	$54,013	$4,798	$6,044	$13,638	$3,174	$63,371	$395,858
1986	$149,949	$12,523	$1,475	$74,474	$5,864	$1,860	$409,376
1986	$62,204	$5,039	$8,055	$13,354	$3,777	$70,802	$409,376
1987	$162,874	$9,288	$1,255	$80,789	$7,873	$3,371	$428,875
1987	$59,254	$6,061	$6,807	$11,389	$3,544	$76,370	$428,875
1988	$169,462	$9,669	$1,291	$84,077	$8,038	$3,387	$445,084
1988	$61,683	$6,310	$6,807	$11,709	$3,544	$79,107	$445,084
1989	$190,544	$10,991	$2,501	$4,968	$9,963	$1,743	$410,348
1989	$70,894	$5,752	$6,554	$21,709	$3,980	$80,749	$410,348
1990	$0	$11,549	$4,404	$8,986	$7,318	$1,602	$252,718
1990	$79,238	$5,735	$7,672	$27,331	$3,745	$95,138	$252,718
1991	$0	$13,216	$4,069	$9,917	$17,498	$3,302	$271,644
1991	$83,600	$6,843	$7,384	$29,306	$3,813	$92,696	$271,644
1992	$72,744	$13,425	$3,889	$9,808	$7,393	$2,662	$330,519
1992	$77,229	$6,843	$18,094	$21,504	$4,288	$92,640	$330,519
1993	$0	$14,452	$4,922	$6,339	$12,549	$3,664	$335,181
1993	$78,967	$1,488	$13,046	$22,543	$4,089	$173,122	$335,181
1994	$0	$14,366	$6,103	$6,280	$12,440	$5,292	$356,176
1994	$91,723	$3,901	$20,564	$24,363	$4,129	$167,015	$356,176
1995	$0	$14,533	$5,108	$6,079	$13,438	$5,218	$374,196
1995	$74,258	$2,860	$20,396	$25,140	$4,089	$203,077	$374,196
1996	$0	$13,963	$3,418	$5,691	$15,390	$10,141	$347,183
1996	$80,068	$3,934	$20,621	$21,463	$4,089	$168,405	$347,183
1997	$0	$14,351	$3,513	$5,849	$18,078	$9,908	$358,341
1997	$82,385	$3,986	$23,298	$21,881	$7,316	$167,776	$358,341
1998	$0	$15,629	$3,826	$6,370	$19,500	$10,740	$395,020
1998	$89,680	$4,556	$29,869	$23,294	$7,316	$184,240	$395,020
1999	$0	$26,600	$6,150	$3,950	$13,345	$8,425	$365,939
1999	$80,100	$4,890	$22,589	$23,275	$5,129	$171,486	$365,939
2000	$0	$17,200	$14,817	$4,080	$25,668	$11,671	$463,169
2000	$125,677	$3,144	$18,142	$25,478	$5,990	$211,302	$463,169
2001	$0	$17,482	$8,976	$4,947	$25,599	$13,174	$428,982
2001	$126,739	$831	$18,925	$22,393	$5,990	$183,926	$428,982
2002	$0	$19,512	$3,874	$3,825	$8,551	$7,323	$428,020
2002	$137,202	$647	$19,811	$25,704	$5,814	$195,757	$428,020
2003	$0	$19,232	$3,544	$5,922	$17,997	$5,680	$460,889
2003	$127,107	$0	$19,233	$24,825	$5,523	$231,826	$460,889
2004	$632	$18,783	$3,936	$5,249	$21,560	$10,552	$522,690
2004	$150,217	$0	$23,112	$33,651	$5,829	$249,169	$522,690
2005	$39	$20,713	$4,834	$6,231	$26,838	$9,912	$533,478
2005	$146,218	$0	$20,362	$37,580	$6,631	$254,120	$533,478
2006	$0	$24,394	$6,224	$7,899	$21,967	$10,257	$552,909
2006	$157,976	$0	$21,304	$41,418	$7,133	$254,337	$552,909

Jersey City Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey City Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Jersey City Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	33,952	14.14%
10-19 Years	31,925	13.30%
20-29 Years	42,753	17.81%
30-39 Years	42,987	17.91%
40-49 Years	32,572	13.57%
50-59 Years	23,853	9.94%
60-69 Years	15,326	6.38%
70-79 Years	10,608	4.42%
80-89 Years	5,136	2.14%
90+ Years	943	0.39%

Jersey City Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	117,144	48.80%
Female	122,911	51.20%

Jersey City Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Hispanic/Latino	67,952	28.31%
African-American	64,389	26.82%
Caucasian	56,736	23.63%
Asian	38,623	16.09%
Multiracial	9,476	3.95%
Other Race	2,218	0.92%
Amerindian	544	0.23%
Pacific Islander	117	0.05%

Jersey City Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Italian	15,731	18.92%
2.	Irish	13,500	16.23%
3.	Polish	7,215	8.68%
4.	German	6,476	7.79%
5.	Egyptian	4,820	5.80%
6.	United States Or American	4,513	5.43%
7.	African	3,546	4.26%
8.	English	2,605	3.13%
9.	Guyanese	1,986	2.39%
10.	Haitian	1,931	2.32%

Jersey City Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	112,059	50.04%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	57,048	25.48%
3.	Tagalog	13,540	6.05%
4.	Arabic	6,153	2.75%
5.	Gujarathi	5,221	2.33%
6.	Other Indic	3,008	1.34%
7.	Hindi	2,937	1.31%
8.	Chinese	2,870	1.28%
9.	Italian	2,692	1.20%
10.	Urdu	2,620	1.17%

Jersey City Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	158,501	66.03%
Naturalized immigrant	33,609	14.00%
Not a citizen	47,945	19.97%

Jersey City Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey City Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey City Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

07097	07306	07311
07302	07307	07395
07303	07308	07399
07304	07309	08345
07305	07310

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part Two in a Two-Part Series

In this second of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explore how the dispute might be analyzed applying only the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District.