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  | City: | Jersey City | 
| State: | New Jersey | 
| Area Code: | 201 | 
| Latitude: | 40.692524 | 
| Longitude: | -74.075359 | 
| Time Zone: | Eastern GMT -5 | 
| City Alias(es): | Ellis Island Greenville , Five Corners , New Jersey Bmc , Nj International And Bmc , Pershing | 
| Population: | 57,328 | 
| 2000 Population: | 58,542 | 
| White Population: | 13,579 | 
| Black Population: | 30,261 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 10,203 | 
| Asian Population: | 6,986 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 205 | 
| Indian Population: | 48 | 
| Other Population: | 5,215 | 
| Male Population: | 26,859 | 
| Female Population: | 31,683 | 
| Median Age: | 33.00 | 
| Male Median Age: | 31.30 | 
| Female Median Age: | 34.40 | 
| Households: | 21,387 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.87 | 
| Average House Value: | $131,500 | 
| Average Household Income: | $38,169 | 
| Number of Businesses: | 607 | 
| Number of Employees: | 9,943 | 
| Annual Payroll: | $402,221,000 | 
| Land Area: | 5.861 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)