Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the second-most populous[30] city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.[31] It is the county seat of Hudson County,[32] and is the county's most populous city[21] and its largest (by area).[10] As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 292,449,[20][21] an increase of 44,852 (+18.1%) from the 2010 census count of 247,597,[33][34] in turn an increase of 7,542 (+3.1%) from the 240,055 enumerated at the 2000 census.[35][36] The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 286,670 in 2022,[20] ranking the city the 74th-most-populous in the country.[22]
"Jersey City" redirects here. For towns or cities named Jersey, see Jersey (disambiguation).
Jersey City, New Jersey
1630
February 22, 1838
New Jersey
City Council
Steven Fulop (D, term ends December 31, 2025)[12][13][14]
Vacant
John J. Metro[15]
Sean J. Gallagher[16]
21.03 sq mi (54.48 km2)
14.75 sq mi (38.20 km2)
6.29 sq mi (16.28 km2) 30.24%
134th of 565 in state
1st of 12 in county[10]
20 ft (6 m)
292,449
286,670
19,835.1/sq mi (7,658.4/km2)
10th of 565 in state
7th of 12 in county[24]
Constituting part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City is bounded on the east by the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay and on the west by the Hackensack River and Newark Bay. A port of entry, with 30.7 miles (49.4 km) of waterfront and extensive rail infrastructure and connectivity,[37] the city is an important transportation terminus and distribution and manufacturing center for the Port of New York and New Jersey. The Holland Tunnel and PATH mass transit services connect across the Hudson River with Manhattan.[38][39] Redevelopment of the Jersey City waterfront has made the city one of the largest centers of banking and finance in the United States and has led to the district and city being nicknamed Wall Street West.[40]
By 2023, the median rental rate in Jersey City of $2,295 per month was almost two-thirds higher than the national average and ranked ninth-highest among large U.S. cities.[41][42] Rents in Jersey City were ranked second among 20 communities in the New York metropolitan area, behind New York City.[43]
In media[edit]
Jersey City is located in the New York media market, and most of its daily papers are available for sale or delivery. The daily newspaper The Jersey Journal, formerly located at its namesake Journal Square, covers Hudson County, its morning daily, Hudson Dispatch now defunct.[207] The Jersey City Reporter is part of The Hudson Reporter group of local weeklies. The Jersey City Independent is a web-only news outlet that covers politics and culture in the city.[208] The River View Observer is another weekly published in the city and distributed throughout the county. Another countywide weekly, El Especialito, also serves the city.[209] The Jersey City Independent is an online newspaper covering Jersey City and surrounding municipalities. It also publishes JCI Magazine, a print quarterly magazine.[210] The Daily News maintains extensive publishing and distribution facilities at Liberty Industrial Park.[211]
WSNR AM 620 is licensed to Jersey City.[212][213]
WFMU 91.1FM (WMFU 90.1 FM in the Hudson Valley), the longest-running freeform radio station in the United States, moved to Jersey City in 1998.[214]
The 1989 film Bloodhounds of Broadway, which starred Madonna, Matt Dillon, and Jennifer Grey, was partially filmed in Jersey City.[215]
Jersey City was the filming location for the debut season of the 2012 reality television series Snooki & JWoww, a spinoff of Jersey Shore that starred Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jennifer "JWoww" Farley living downtown at a former firehouse at 38 Mercer Street.[216]