Bayonne

Population & Demographics

Bayonne, NJ

Bayonne is home to 71,553 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 35,284 resident workers commute each day.

New JerseyCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
71,553
people
Population

71,553 residents

Median age 38.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Bayonne population & demographics

Who lives in Bayonne — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
71,553
Median age
38.3yrs
Median household income
$83,887
Median home value
$460,100
Median gross rent
$1,682/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
39.6%
Poverty rate
14.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Bayonne

How Bayonne breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White42.5%
Hispanic or Latino32.1%
Black12.0%
Asian9.1%
Two or more races3.5%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Bayonne

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Bayonne.

Bayonne at a glance
Employed Residents
35,284
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
10.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
14.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
New York
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Bayonne proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Bayonne commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

34 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Bayonne

35,284 commutes, one dot at a time

Bayonne

Where 35,284 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Bayonne, by worker count.

1New York10.9 mi7,742
2Bayonne0.0 mi5,217
3Jersey City4.7 mi4,905
4Newark5.8 mi1,707
5Hoboken7.0 mi634
6Secaucus8.8 mi560
7Elizabeth4.8 mi546
8Kearny6.6 mi355

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Bayonne.

1Bayonne0.0 mi5,217
2New York10.9 mi1,942
3Jersey City4.7 mi1,704
4Newark5.8 mi632
5Elizabeth4.8 mi270
6Union City8.3 mi166
7East Orange8.3 mi123
8Hoboken7.0 mi115

Top industries

The sectors that employ Bayonne’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
TRTransportation and Warehousing17.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.3%
RTRetail Trade12.5%
EDEducational Services10.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.1%
WSWholesale Trade6.9%
MFManufacturing5.9%
PAPublic Administration5.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for Bayonne

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps100%
See all internet providers in Bayonne

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