ZIP code
07304
in Jersey City, New JerseyPopulation 51,306
54.54/ 100
Ranked #10,008 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 31%)
Ranked #486 of 583 New Jersey ZIPs (bottom 17%)
Ranked #739 of 853 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ZIPs (bottom 13.4%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
What defines this ZIP
Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.
Subsidized affordable housing
1,677 units
in the top 0.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Households without a vehicle
41.9%
in the top 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
24.1%
in the bottom 2.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST4thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
48.3%
in the top 3.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST91stUS96thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Walkability
160 intersections/sq mi
in the top 4.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST89thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Hearing disability
4.4%
in the bottom 3.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST8thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
55.6%
in the bottom 5.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST6thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Distance to a Superfund site
0.3 mi
in the bottom 4.8% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST22ndUS5thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.
Full methodology ›Tree cover
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.
Full methodology ›Outer-floodplain exposure
7.1%
in the top 5.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 0.2%-annual-chance flood band — the “500-year” zone, a lower but real 1-in-500 yearly chance.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 07304, one of several in Jersey City, New Jersey ranks in the top 31% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,008th) and the bottom 17% of New Jersey (486th).
Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: subsidized affordable housing lies in the top 0.5% nationally, and walkability is in the top 4.5% nationally. Modeled hearing disability registers in the bottom 3.2% nationally. Working the other way, households without a vehicle lies in the top 1.4% nationally, homeownership is in the bottom 2.4% nationally, and housing-cost burden registers in the top 3.7% nationally. Modeled colon screening lies in the bottom 5.6% nationally, distance to a Superfund site is in the bottom 4.8% nationally, and modeled tree cover registers at the national minimum. Outer-floodplain exposure lies in the top 5.3% nationally.
Against its neighbors, subsidized affordable housing runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. Outer-floodplain exposure is land with a lower but real 1-in-500 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "500-year floodplain". The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 07302, just across the boundary.
What’s driving this score
Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts. Compare it against the US, this state and the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 89%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 92%
8%
Disability
healthier than 66%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 86%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 47%
16%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 14%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 11%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 26%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 31%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 64%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 87%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 40%
8%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 16%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 22%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 8%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 13%
11%
Disability
healthier than 17%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 20%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 61%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 78%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 25%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 17%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 6%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 12%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 30%
8%
Disability
healthier than 19%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 15%
5%
“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›
Findings that name this ZIP
3 of our published findings list this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 76.3 ± 1.0 years. A median household income of $70,986 predicts 78.7 years — 2.5 years below.
Ranked #3,386 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 76.3 ± 1.0 years. The 31 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 80.3 years — 4.1 years below them.
Ranked #3,059 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 13.8; chronic-disease standing 89.2 — 75 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #16,873 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
07032
New Jerseyshares a border
Score 52.61
Closest healthier
07302
New Jerseyshares a border
Score 71.87
Similar health profile
68810
Nebraska96% similar profile
Score 55.95
How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured
Evidence
Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.
Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 17.1% | 15.3–18.9 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 31.4% | 28.8–34.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 4.1% | 3.7–4.5 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.5% | 8.5–10.5 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 4.7% | 4.3–5.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 4.8% | 4.4–5.3 |
| Depression among adults | 14.5% | 12.6–16.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.9% | 10.6–13.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.3% | 32.4–38.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 31.0% | 27.0–35.1 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.1% | 2.9–3.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 15.6% | 12.9–18.4 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 14.6% | 13.1–16.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 71.9% | 69.2–74.3 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 76.5% | 73.7–79.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.4% | 84.8–87.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 55.6% | 51.1–59.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.7% | 50.4–56.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 70.6% | 63.8–76.6 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.2% | 13.2–17.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.7% | 11.3–14.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.6% | 27.6–33.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 43.1% | 38.9–47.3 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 21.0% | 19.1–23.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.4% | 14.9–18.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 13.3% | 12.0–14.6 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 13.9% | 12.6–15.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 27.4% | 24.7–30.3 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.9–4.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.0% | 7.3–8.8 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 12.8% | 11.5–14.1 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.3% | 4.0–4.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 6.4% | 6.0–6.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 28.0% | 24.7–31.4 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 24.2% | 21.5–26.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 16.5% | 14.5–18.4 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 19.1% | 16.9–21.3 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 11.9% | 10.5–13.2 |
| Loneliness among adults | 34.4% | 30.4–38.5 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 12.0% | 10.5–13.4 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NJ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 19.4% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 5.8% (1.8–16.1%) n=588 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 15.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 5.6% (1.2–16.1%) n=585 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 10.3% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.3% (1.4–15.4%) n=589 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 41.6% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 44.2% (20.0–72.5%) n=589 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 8.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 5.3% (2.5–9.7%) n=583 |
| Households without a vehicle | 41.9% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.8–17.6%) n=585 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.1% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 94.4% (88.0–98.5%) n=585 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 48.3% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 31.7% (22.1–46.5%) n=585 |
| Homeownership rate | 24.1% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.5% (39.3–94.9%) n=585 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 8.4% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–7.4%) n=585 |
| Foreign-born population | 36.4% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 13.7% (3.3–39.5%) n=590 |
| Single-parent households | 36.2% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 49.6% (35.2–64.9%) n=581 |
| Population 65+ | 11.6% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.8% (11.7–27.5%) n=590 |
| Median age | 34.5 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 42.0 yr (35.6–51.8) n=582 |
| Median household income | $70,986 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $111,711 ($68,311–$188,075) n=565 |
| Median home value | $537,200 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $449,450 ($250,890–$845,440) n=564 |
| Median gross rent | $1,661 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,781 ($1,267–$2,530) n=516 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | NJ median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.3 yr ± 0.52 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.4 yr (76.6–83.7) n=571 |
About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 0.52 years of 76.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured