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Passaic County, NJ


Metropolitan Statistical Area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Designated Market Area: New York, NY-CT-NJ-PA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 513,936   ( 12,710 from 2010 , 11,116 from 2020)
Land area: 186.0 square miles
Population density: 2762.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:199,497 38.82% 12.2%
Black:49,8529.70% 10.1%
Indian:7660.15% 0.4%
Asian:29,6765.77% 20.6%
2+ races:6,3061.23% 2.1%
Hispanic:227,83944.33% 22.7%
Total non-White:314,43961.18% 14.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:14,201 13.5
Deaths:10,68510.2
Net Migration: -18,633-17.7
Net Immigration: 3,9083.7
Change in White population:-27,647 -5.5
Change in Non-White pop.:40,357 8.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
501,226
227,14445.32%
55,48011.07%
7690.15%
24,6094.91%
6,1791.23%
185,67737.04%
274,08254.68%

2000
489,049
251,68751.46%
60,52812.38%
8020.16%
17,8413.65%
10,5142.15%
146,49229.95%
237,36248.54%

1990
453,060
286,21363.17%
57,75112.75%
7420.16%
12,1722.69%
n/a
96,18221.23%
166,84736.83%

1980
447,585
322,62472.08%
57,46712.84%
4270.10%
4,5981.03%
n/a
61,93213.84%
124,96127.92%

1970
460,782
389,49084.53%
48,04810.43%
2990.06%
1,0650.23%
n/a
19,6564.27%
71,292 15.47%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
70,611 14.4
35,8617.3
-63,369-13.0
32,3696.6
-24,543 -5.0
36,720 7.5
1990's
NumberRate
79,970 17.7
42,5319.4
-68,521-15.1
48,06610.6
-34,526 -7.6
70,515 15.6
1980's
NumberRate
71,666 16.0
42,758 9.6
-19,325 -4.3
n/a
-36,411 -8.1
41,886 9.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-46,167 -10.0
n/a
-66,866 -14.5
53,669 11.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Passaic County, NJ
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
37.8
123,033 23.9%
390,903 76.1%
78,440 15.3%
177,209
2.89
127,795 72.1%
83,411 65.3%
16,564 13.0%
49,414 27.9%

2010
NumberPercent
36.1
124,613 24.9%
376,613 75.1%
60,324 12.0%
166,785
2.94
120,840 72.5%
81,287 67.3%
15,192 12.6%
45,945 27.5%

2000
NumberPercent
35.0
127,015 26.0%
362,034 74.0%
59,105 12.1%
163,917
2.92
120,455 73.5%
86,260 71.6%
13,271 11.0%
43,462 26.5%

1990
NumberPercent
33.5
108,760 24.0%
344,300 76.0%
58,142 12.8%
155,450
2.85
116,155 74.7%
86,829 74.8%
10,835 9.3%
39,295 25.3%

1980
NumberPercent
31.7
122,876 27.5%
324,709 72.5%
52,739 11.8%
153,587
2.87
117,676 76.6%
91,532 77.8%
13,084 11.1%
35,911 23.4%

2022 Housing Data for Passaic County, NJ

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units184,830 
Median Value$413,500 
Occupied177,20995.9%
Vacant7,6214.1%
Owned92,82752.4%
Rented84,38247.6%
Median Rent$1,484 
Single-Family Units87,48047.3%
    Detached76,93141.6%
    Attached10,5495.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units38,77521.0%
Mobile Homes5490.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Passaic County, NJ

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0007,9864.5%
$10,000 to $14,9997,2534.1%
$15,000 to $19,9995,5083.1%
$20,000 to $24,9995,6993.2%
$25,000 to $29,9996,2593.5%
$30,000 to $34,9995,9373.4%
$35,000 to $39,9995,7223.2%
$40,000 to $44,9995,7923.3%
$45,000 to $49,9995,6193.2%
$50,000 to $59,9999,8675.6%
$60,000 to $74,99914,9478.4%
$75,000 to $99,99920,87711.8%
$100,000 to $124,99918,04010.2%
$125,000 to $149,99913,0887.4%
$150,000 to $199,99918,62910.5%
$200,000 or more25,98614.7%
Median Household Income84,465 
Per Capita Income38,932 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state92 
Compared to U.S.100 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI10,3085.8%
Public Assistance4,9942.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps32,90418.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed132,87371.5%
Unemployed9,8635.3%
In Armed Forces310.0%
Total Labor Force142,76776.8%
Not in Labor Force43,06323.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector101,40385,56254.2%
Non-Profit5,0518,95936.1%
Self-Employed13,7387,17065.7%
Local Government7,76210,53642.4%
State Government3,5044,96041.4%
Federal Government1,7061,10660.7%
Total Private + Self115,14192,73255.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.18,02325,56141.4%
Total133,164118,29353.0%
Pct. Govt.11.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts38,00715.1%
Sales and Office Occupations54,09821.5%
Professional, Technical50,46620.0%
Service Occupations42,93017.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3120.1%
All others66,32026.3%
White Collar 56.6%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance35,06513.9%
Manufacturing31,59512.5%
Retail trade29,91911.9%
Educational services22,0598.8%
Professional, scientific, technical17,3116.9%
Transportation and warehousing16,5296.6%
Construction16,5176.6%
Accommodation and food services15,0306.0%
Other services11,7084.6%
Finance and insurance11,4124.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.11,2944.5%
Wholesale trade9,2823.7%
Public administration8,4113.3%
Information4,9302.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing4,4251.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3,7641.5%
Utilities1,8230.7%
Management4150.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3090.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction230.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Passaic County, NJ

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican37,3167.18%
Puerto Rican36,3857.00%
Cuban4,6170.89%
Dominican76,91014.79%
Total Central American12,4752.40%
Costa Rican2,0960.40%
Guatemalan3,3830.65%
Honduran2,0620.40%
Nicaraguan4060.08%
Panamanian1970.04%
Salvadoran4,3310.83%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American49,2319.47%
Argentinean9670.19%
Bolivian3630.07%
Chilean8290.16%
Colombian17,7513.41%
Ecuadorian7,8191.50%
Paraguayan700.01%
Peruvian19,9643.84%
Uruguayan2030.04%
Venezuelan1,1860.23%
Other South American790.02%
Other Hispanic7,5611.45%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian12,3482.37%
Filipino5,1380.99%
Bangladeshi3,7520.72%
Chinese2,2280.43%
Korean1,8440.35%
Japanese4140.08%
Indonesian3170.06%
Vietnamese1390.03%
Taiwanese950.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English242,13249.8%
Spanish178,67536.7%
Other Indo-European23,8354.9%
Arabic12,8092.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic10,9102.2%
Other Asian6,1301.3%
Other3,2700.7%
Tagalog2,9070.6%
Chinese1,7300.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Italian58,55711.3%
Irish32,1916.2%
German24,9474.8%
Polish19,9373.8%
English11,9392.3%
American11,1272.1%
Dutch6,7391.3%
Jamaican6,3671.2%
African6,2481.2%
Russian5,0841.0%
Turkish4,1450.8%
Hungarian3,7200.7%
European3,1960.6%
French3,0850.6%
Ukrainian2,9780.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen444,54385.5%
Not a citizen75,44314.5%
Native351,17767.5%
Foreign-born168,80932.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Passaic County, NJ

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
29,445 8.5%21,903 6.3%117,258 33.8%73,595 21.2%70,286 20.3%33,943 9.8%
  Average years of education: 12.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 29,445 8.5%
9-12 Years 21,903 6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 117,258 33.8%
Some College 73,595 21.2%
Bach. Degree 70,286 20.3%
Grad Degree 33,943 9.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Passaic County, NJ

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 236,058 221,041 15,017 6.4% 5.1%
1991 235,101 215,673 19,428 8.3% 6.8%
1992 231,031 206,449 24,582 10.6% 8.5%
1993 230,441 206,579 23,862 10.4% 7.8%
1994 231,445 209,763 21,682 9.4% 6.8%
1995 232,788 212,736 20,052 8.6% 6.4%
1996 235,501 216,184 19,317 8.2% 6.1%
1997 236,985 220,348 16,637 7.0% 5.3%
1998 235,053 221,427 13,626 5.8% 4.6%
1999 236,383 222,090 14,293 6.0% 4.4%
2000 236,190 225,423 10,767 4.6% 3.7%
2001 235,570 222,958 12,612 5.4% 4.2%
2002 235,449 218,931 16,518 7.0% 5.8%
2003 235,648 218,458 17,190 7.3% 5.8%
2004 233,361 218,978 14,383 6.2% 4.9%
2005 234,588 221,797 12,791 5.5% 4.4%
2006 235,674 222,574 13,100 5.6% 4.6%
2007 236,167 223,703 12,464 5.3% 4.2%
2008 240,108 223,873 16,235 6.8% 5.4%
2009 244,491 217,853 26,638 10.9% 9.0%
2010 253,961 224,727 29,234 11.5% 9.7%
2011 253,686 225,744 27,942 11.0% 9.4%
2012 253,528 225,360 28,168 11.1% 9.4%
2013 250,056 224,660 25,396 10.2% 8.4%
2014 247,350 227,039 20,311 8.2% 6.7%
2015 246,668 229,425 17,243 7.0% 5.7%
2016 244,402 229,422 14,980 6.1% 4.9%
2017 242,491 228,942 13,549 5.6% 4.5%
2018 240,230 228,454 11,776 4.9% 4.0%
2019 243,830 233,697 10,133 4.2% 3.4%
2020 245,187 214,293 30,894 12.6% 9.8%
2021 250,793 229,185 21,608 8.6% 6.6%
2022 252,876 241,305 11,571 4.6% 3.7%
2023 259,188 244,903 14,285 5.5% 4.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com