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Hudson County

0
TOTAL POPULATION

Source: US Census, 2010

0
LABOR FORCE

Source: Chmura, 2016

LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES

wdt_ID Municipality Population
1 Jersey City 247,597
2 Union City 66,455
3 Bayonne 63,024
4 North Bergen 60,773
5 Hoboken 50,005
6 West New York 49,708

Source: US Census Bureau 2010

MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS

wdt_ID Company Industry
1 United States Postal Service Logistics
2 UBS Financial Services Financial
3 John Wiley & Sons Inc. Publishing
4 Goldman Sachs & Co. Inc. Financial
5 Hanover Direct Retail
6 The Children's Place Inc. Retail
7 Bayonne Hospital Gen Med/Surgical Hospital
8 New Jersey City University Education
9 JP Morgan Chase Bank Financial
10 Hoboken University Medical Center Healthcare

ETHNICITY/RACE

wdt_ID Ethnicity Percentage
1 White 54
2 Black 13
3 Hispanic (of all races) 42
4 Asian 13
5 Other 14

Source: US Census, 2010- 2015

AGE (POPULATION)

wdt_ID Age Percentage
1 Under 20 23
2 20-39 36
3 40-64 30
4 65+ 10

Source: US Census, 2010- 2015

EDUCATION ATTAINMENT

wdt_ID DEGREE Percentage
2 H.S. Diploma or Higher 85
4 Associates Degree 4
5 Bachelor's Degree or Higher 42
6 Post-graduate studies 15

Source: US Census, American FactFinder, 2017

INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION

wdt_ID Institute Type Undergrad Graduate
1 New Jersey City University 4 Yr 6,317 1920
2 Stevens Institute of Technology 4 Yr 2,976 3383
3 Saint Peter's University 4 Yr 2,525 881
4 Hudson County CC 2 Yr 9,051 N/A

Source: Secretary of Higher Ed

0 %
USE OF
PUBLIC TRANSIT

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015

0
COMMUTER
RAIL LINES

Source: NJ Transit

MILEAGE TO AIRPORTS

wdt_ID Airport Miles
1 Newark International Airport 9
2 John F. Kennedy International Airport 22
3 LaGuardia Airport 16
4 Philadelphia International Airport 98
5 Trenton-Mercer Airport 59
6 Atlantic City International Airport 118
7 Teterboro Airport 11

MILEAGE TO PORTS

wdt_ID Port Miles
1 Port Newark-Elizabeth 10

TAXES

wdt_ID Tax Percent
1 Corporate Income Tax (Single Sales Factor) 6.5% to 11.5% (for incomes over $1M)
2 Personal Income Tax 1.4% to 10.75% (for incomes over $1M)
3 Sales and Use Tax 6.625% (3.3125% in UEZs)
4 Gross Receipts Tax None
5 Franchise Tax None
6 Personal Property Tax None
7 Real Property Tax No state property tax
8 Fuel Tax 50.7 cents per gallon
*Corporate Income Tax will decrease to 9% in 2022. Source: Tax Foundation 2021

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Research Manager