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Passaic County, NJ

526,597 Population
186.1 square miles 2,829.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,711 ±$1,250 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$87,351 ±$4,968 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.8% ±1.7% (61,386  ±8,951) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.4 minutes ±1 (6,243,300  ±278,620) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 31.9 131,588,270 (±0.2 / ±1,265,689)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

179,501 ±1,301 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.9 ±0 (517,815  ±404) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.5% ±1.1% (5,445  ±1,301) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

186,184 ±149 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$483,900 ±$9,014 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

6.9% ±1.1% (35,956  ±5,451.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

85.2% ±2.5% (301,279  ±8,832) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
31.7% ±1.5% (112,032  ±5,365.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

36% (189,292  ±7,686) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.3% ±0.3% (9,111  ±1,385) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
9,111 Total veterans ±1,385 8,381 Male ±1,309 730 Female ±442

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