One thing noticeable about Bayonne, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Bayonne is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Bayonne a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
Bayonne is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
In Bayonne, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.45 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the city is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Bayonne is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, a streetcar helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Bayonne area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
The population of Bayonne is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.69% of adults in Bayonne have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bayonne in 2022 was $41,472, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,888 for a family of four. However, Bayonne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bayonne is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bayonne home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bayonne residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bayonne also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.31% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bayonne include Irish, Italian, Egyptian, Polish, and German.
Bayonne also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 30.46%.
The most common language spoken in Bayonne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
