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Passaic County, NJ

Demographic and economic profile of Passaic County, NJ, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Passaic County, NJ is a densely populated metro-adjacent county of 526,597 residents with a notably high foreign-born share of 33.1%, suggesting a substantial immigrant labor pool. The workforce of roughly 350,000 carries median worker earnings of $43,766 against a median household income of $87,522, with 30.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and an unemployment rate of 7.8% that runs above typical suburban norms. Housing costs are elevated—median home values at $439,400 and median gross rent at $1,553/month—while the county posted 2.8% population growth over five years and a GDP per capita of $42,056.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

526,597

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$87,522

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.8% since 2018

Passaic County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone215,130 (41.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race112,303 (21.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone97,520 (18.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone53,332 (10.2%)
  • Asian Alone28,629 (5.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races11,818 (2.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish178,228
  2. 2.Other Indo-European23,553
  3. 3.Arabic13,079
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic11,829
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island5,843

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

33.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

10,616

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,056

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$40,241

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance58,405
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services30,586
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)30,569
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)27,418
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services19,349

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations91,061
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations53,438
  3. 3.Service Occupations44,672
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations42,050
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations19,795

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.44×)8,338
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.27×)18,641
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.17×)29,237
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.11×)30,453
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.00×)11,835

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$439,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,553/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

53.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99927,457 (28.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99925,781 (27.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99917,260 (18.2%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9997,480 (7.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,886 (5.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9993,082 (3.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,766

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

14.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone158,998 (65.0%)
  • Worked At Home28,105 (11.5%)
  • Carpooled27,956 (11.4%)
  • Public Transit15,632 (6.4%)
  • Walked9,850 (4.0%)
  • Other1,974 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.