Hawthorne vs Paterson

A side-by-side comparison of Hawthorne and Paterson: population, income, housing, and more.

Hawthorne and Paterson are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Paterson has the higher population (157,660 vs 19,472 in Hawthorne). Hawthorne has the higher median household income ($118,093 vs $53,766 in Paterson). Hawthorne has the higher median home value ($499,200 vs $335,400 in Paterson).

Population, income & housing

	Hawthorne	Paterson
Population	19,472	157,660
Median age	42.3 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$118,093	$53,766
Median home value	$499,200	$335,400
Median gross rent	$1,828	$1,457
Housing units	8,033	52,532
Homeownership rate	68.2%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.3%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawthorne	Paterson
Population	18,784 → 19,472 (+3.7%)	145,710 → 157,660 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$97,692 → $118,093 (+20.9%)	$41,360 → $53,766 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$381,000 → $499,200 (+31.0%)	$244,200 → $335,400 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,485 → $1,828 (+23.1%)	$1,193 → $1,457 (+22.1%)

Hawthorne

Population

18,78419,472

Median household income

$97,692$118,093

Median home value

$381,000$499,200

Median gross rent

$1,485$1,828

Paterson

Population

145,710157,660

Median household income

$41,360$53,766

Median home value

$244,200$335,400

Median gross rent

$1,193$1,457

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawthorne	Paterson
Under 5	3.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	16.7%	19.5%
18 to 24	4.7%	9.9%
25 to 34	17.6%	15.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.8%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.6%
65 to 74	11.8%	7.4%
75 and over	7.4%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawthorne	Paterson
White (non-Hispanic)	69.1%	7.8%
Black or African American	3.4%	23.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	23.9%	62.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawthorne	Paterson
No high school diploma	4.5%	23.9%
High school graduate	26.4%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawthorne	Paterson
Drove alone	81.3%	62.4%
Carpooled	5.0%	17.1%
Public transit	2.4%	8.0%
Walked	1.6%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.4%	4.8%
Other means	0.3%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawthorne	Paterson
1-unit, detached	52.5%	17.0%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	30.0%	53.9%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	11.6%
20 or more units	5.0%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Hawthorne	Paterson
Poverty rate	5.1%	23.6%
Average household size	2.55	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1953	1953