4 census tracts · pop 19,110 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 6.6–6.6
Downtown Jersey City takes in 4 census tracts of Jersey City, NJ and houses 19,110 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.6/10, in the Elevated tier. At $2,975 a month, rents sit 48% over what the rest of Jersey City commands.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.1/10. 81% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
The voucher gap is 29.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. Court records carry 512 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 3.6% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
9% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 6.3% of renter households. roughly one in four of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, slightly below the Jersey City rate of 27.5%.
The most recent observed rate, 2.3% in 2018, is well off that peak. Among the 8 mapped neighborhoods of Jersey City, it ranks #8 by risk, the lower third.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown Jersey City vs Jersey CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport76%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Downtown Jersey City
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
512Total filings (sum)
2.86%Avg annual filing rate
6.3%Peak year (2016)
2.02%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Downtown Jersey City
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.5%Housing insecurity
3.5%Utility shutoff threat
6.8%Food insecurity
2.9%SNAP enrollment
5.6%No health insurance
13.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Downtown Jersey City
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown Jersey City?
DowntownJersey City scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Downtown Jersey City compare to Jersey City overall?
DowntownJersey City scores 1.4 points lower than Jersey City overall (8/10). Renters spend 24% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,975 vs $2,007.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown Jersey City?
Average gross rent in DowntownJersey City eviction risk is $2,975/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown Jersey City residents are renters?
81% of DowntownJersey City households are renter-occupied (vs 72% in Jersey City). The neighborhood has 19,110 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown Jersey City a high social-vulnerability area?
DowntownJersey City sits in the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Downtown Jersey City have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in DowntownJersey City is census tract 34017007500 (score 6.6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.6 to 6.6, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Downtown Jersey City for landlords?
DowntownJersey City eviction risk carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Jersey City as a whole (8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown Jersey City?
DowntownJersey City has 19,862 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (37.9%), Hispanic / Latino (11.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
