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Compare Ridgewood to Jersey City

This post compares Ridgewood, New Jersey to Jersey City, New Jersey across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Ridgewood (village) Jersey City (city)
Population 25,554 265,932
Income (median) $115,662 $55,908
Home Value (median) $739,300 $344,200
White 79% 35%
Black 1% 23%
Asian 14% 25%
With Kids 47% 31%
Age (median) 41 33
Rentals 23% 71%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Ridgewood or Jersey City?
A: Ridgewood has a much smaller population count than Jersey City: 25554 compared with 265932 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Ridgewood or in Jersey City?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Ridgewood.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Ridgewood or Jersey City?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Ridgewood.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Jersey City does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 23% for Ridgewood versus 71% for Jersey City.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Ridgewood may include: Westfield, Summit, and Fair-Lawn.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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