Hudson County, New Jersey Demographics

Hudson County is 4th out of 3,143 other counties in Foreign born residents

Hudson County is 4th out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Hudson County is 6th out of 3,143 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Hudson County is 28th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Asian

Hudson County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Hudson County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Foreign born residents

Hudson County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Hudson County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Hudson County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Hudson County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Hudson County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Income below poverty line

Hudson County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Hudson County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Two or More

Hudson County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Size Demographics
	Hudson County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Current population (2012)	652,302	4th	8,864,590	313,914,040
Size in square miles	46.2	21st	7,354.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	13,731.4	1st	1,195.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Hudson County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents younger than 5	6.7%	3rd	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.4%	20th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.5%	21st	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Hudson County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	81.1%	20th	87.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	35.3%	8th	35.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Hudson County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Race - White	66.4%	19th	73.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	15.0%	8th	14.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.2%	3rd	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	14.8%	4th	9.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	1st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.4%	3rd	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	42.6%	1st	18.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	30.2%	21st	58.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Hudson County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Female residents	50.3%	19th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	40.5%	1st	20.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Hudson County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Housing units	272,798	5th	3,562,553	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	83.4%	1st	35.9%	25.9%
Households	240,526	4th	3,180,854	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	34.0%	21st	66.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$374,000	8th	$349,100	$186,200
People per household	2.6	18th	2.7	2.6
Building permits (last year)	2,676	1st	17,939	829,658

Income Demographics
	Hudson County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Income per capita	$32,087	14th	$35,678	$27,915
Income per household	$57,660	15th	$71,180	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.1%	3rd	9.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Hudson County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Non-farm private establishments	12,645	7th	226,878	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	204,041	6th	3,377,848	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	55,520	5th	781,622	27,092,908
Retail sales	$6,099,871	10th	$124,813,580	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,350	19th	$14,453	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$880,714	7th	$19,993,613	$613,795,732