Humidity & wind
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Population
74,744
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$460,100
Owner-occupied units
Bayonne, NJ
New Jersey · 40.662° N, 74.110° W · 6 sq mi
Bayonne is a city in New Jersey, with a population of 74,744 and about 12,840 residents per square mile. The median household earns $83,887 a year, and the median home is worth $460,100.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
6 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
12,840
People per square mile
Rank by population
#551
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#873
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$83,887
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,682
Per month
Homeownership
36.2%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
33.7 min
One way
People
Median age
38.3
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
39.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
31%
Households
28,951
2.46 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 23.8%
Transport & utilities 12.6%
Professional & business services 12%
Retail trade 11.7%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in New Jersey
Name
John Overdeck
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Millburn
Source of wealth
Hedge funds
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New Jersey · private sector
Employer
RWJBarnabas Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New Jersey
Company
Johnson & Johnson
Revenue
$88.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New Brunswick
Ticker
JNJ
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of New Jersey
State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Common Violet
State capital
Trenton
Nickname
The Garden State
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Cities near Bayonne
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- West New York, NJ10 mi · 53,192
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