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  | City: | Jersey City | 
| State: | New Jersey | 
| Area Code: | 201 | 
| Latitude: | 40.715356 | 
| Longitude: | -74.063073 | 
| Time Zone: | Eastern GMT -5 | 
| City Alias(es): | Ellis Island Greenville , Five Corners , New Jersey Bmc , Nj International And Bmc , Pershing | 
| Population: | 42,443 | 
| 2000 Population: | 42,323 | 
| White Population: | 8,690 | 
| Black Population: | 19,506 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 10,922 | 
| Asian Population: | 5,152 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 188 | 
| Indian Population: | 39 | 
| Other Population: | 6,299 | 
| Male Population: | 20,212 | 
| Female Population: | 22,111 | 
| Median Age: | 31.20 | 
| Male Median Age: | 29.70 | 
| Female Median Age: | 32.70 | 
| Households: | 15,596 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.88 | 
| Average House Value: | $109,700 | 
| Average Household Income: | $31,685 | 
| Number of Businesses: | 549 | 
| Number of Employees: | 6,476 | 
| Annual Payroll: | $193,017,000 | 
| Land Area: | 1.928 sq mi | 
            Hoboken, NJ (       2.1 miles)
             Union City, NJ (       3.4 miles)
             Weehawken, NJ (       3.8 miles)
             Secaucus, NJ (       4.4 miles)
             Bayonne, NJ (       4.4 miles)
             Kearny, NJ (       4.7 miles)
             North Bergen, NJ (       5.1 miles)
             Harrison, NJ (       5.1 miles)
             West New York, NJ (       5.1 miles)