▁household ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁census ▁was ▁$ 6 2 , 5 5 0 , ▁while ▁the ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁was ▁$ 6 7 , 5 0 0 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 5 4 , 8 7 0 ▁versus ▁$ 4 6 , 8 2 6 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁$ 4 3 , 1 9 5 . ▁▁ 1 1 . 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁and ▁ 1 0 . 0 % ▁of ▁families ▁are ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line . ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁population , ▁ 2 3 . 6 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 . 7 % ▁of ▁those ▁ 6 5 ▁and ▁older ▁were ▁living ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁a ▁bed room ▁community ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁where ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁employed ▁residents ▁work . ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Census ▁Work er ▁Flow ▁Files , ▁about ▁ 5 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁employed ▁residents ▁of ▁Hob oken ▁( 1 3 , 4 7 5 ▁out ▁of ▁ 2 5 , 3 0 6 ) ▁work ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁bor ough s ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁about ▁ 1 5 % ▁working ▁within ▁Hob oken . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁The ▁first ▁cent r ally ▁air - condition ed ▁public ▁space