Overview for Hudson County,
NJ
Part of: New York-Newark-Edison
NY-NJ-PA, Metropolitan Area
Part of: New
York-Newark-Bridgeport NY-NJ-CT-PA,
Combined Statistical Area
Part of: New York-Wayne-White
Plains NY-NJ, Metropolitan Division |
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Hudson County is one
of about 3,141 counties and county
equivalents in the United States. It has
46.7 sq. miles in land area and a
population density of 12,923.4 per
square mile. In the last three decades
of the 1900s its population grew by
0.2%. On the 2000 census form, 94.4% of
the population reported only one race,
with 13.5% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this
county is 39.8% Hispanic (of any race).
The average household size is 2.60
persons compared to an average family
size of 3.27 persons.
In 2005 finance and insurance was the
largest of 20 major sectors. It had an
average wage per job of $128,995. Per
capita income grew by 21.6% between 1994
and 2004 (adjusted for inflation). |
People
& Income Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population
(2005) |
603,521 |
Covered
Employment |
236,038 |
| Growth
(%) since 1990 |
9.1% |
Average wage
per job |
$55,952 |
| Households
(2000) |
230,546 |
Manufacturing - % all jobs in County |
5.3% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
290,621 |
Average wage
per job |
$46,670 |
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Unemployment Rate (2005) |
5.4 |
Transportation & Warehousing - % all
jobs in County |
D |
| Per Capita
Personal Income (2004) |
$32,947 |
Average wage
per job |
D |
| Median
Household Income (2003) |
$38,781 |
Health
Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in
County |
D |
| Poverty
Rate (2003) |
15.0 |
Average wage
per job |
D |
| H.S.
Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
70.5 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Bachelor's
Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
25.3 |
Average wage
per job |
D |
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