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Tell Me About Passaic County

  • In 2022, Passaic County, NJ had a population of 520k people with a median age of 37.8 and a median household income of $84,465.
  • Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Passaic County, NJ declined from 521,067 to 519,986, a −0.207% decrease and its median household income grew from $78,386 to $84,465, a 7.76% increase.
  • The 5 largest ethnic groups in Passaic County, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (39.4%), Other (Hispanic) (17.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (13.9%), White (Hispanic) (11.2%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.1%).
  • None of the households in Passaic County, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
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  • 85.5% of the residents in Passaic County, NJ are U.S. citizens.
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  • The largest universities in Passaic County, NJ are Montclair State University (5,465 degrees awarded in 2022), William Paterson University of New Jersey (2,541 degrees), and Passaic County Community College (839 degrees).
  • In 2022, the median property value in Passaic County, NJ was $413,500, and the homeowner ship rate was 52.4%.
  • Most people in Passaic County, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Passaic County, NJ was 2 cars per household.
  • Passaic County, NJ borders Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Orange County, NY, and Rockland County, NY.

 

Diversity in Passaic County

  • In 2022, there were 2.31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (205k people) in Passaic County, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 88.9k Other (Hispanic) and 72.2k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

  • 43.2% of the people in Passaic County, NJ are Hispanic (224k people).

  • The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Passaic County, NJ as a share of the total population.