Burlington County vs Passaic County

A side-by-side comparison of Burlington County and Passaic County: population, income, housing, and more.

Burlington County and Passaic County are counties in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Passaic County has the higher population (518,289 vs 464,226 in Burlington County). Burlington County has the higher median household income ($105,271 vs $87,137 in Passaic County). Passaic County has the higher median home value ($439,400 vs $326,700 in Burlington County).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington County	Passaic County
Population	464,226	518,289
Median age	41.7 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$105,271	$87,137
Median home value	$326,700	$439,400
Median gross rent	$1,669	$1,553
Housing units	185,617	185,439
Homeownership rate	75.7%	52.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.0%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington County	Passaic County
Population	445,702 → 464,226 (+4.2%)	503,637 → 518,289 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$87,416 → $105,271 (+20.4%)	$69,688 → $87,137 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$251,200 → $326,700 (+30.1%)	$342,600 → $439,400 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,346 → $1,669 (+24.0%)	$1,293 → $1,553 (+20.1%)

Burlington County

Population

445,702464,226

Median household income

$87,416$105,271

Median home value

$251,200$326,700

Median gross rent

$1,346$1,669

Passaic County

Population

503,637518,289

Median household income

$69,688$87,137

Median home value

$342,600$439,400

Median gross rent

$1,293$1,553

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington County	Passaic County
Under 5	5.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.3%
25 to 34	12.6%	13.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.3%	9.1%
75 and over	7.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington County	Passaic County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.7%	38.9%
Black or African American	15.8%	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	5.6%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	43.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington County	Passaic County
No high school diploma	5.6%	14.9%
High school graduate	26.1%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.8%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington County	Passaic County
Drove alone	74.6%	66.5%
Carpooled	6.3%	10.8%
Public transit	2.3%	7.0%
Walked	0.8%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	14.8%	10.3%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington County	Passaic County
1-unit, detached	64.4%	41.7%
1-unit, attached	14.5%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	31.0%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	10.3%
20 or more units	5.4%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Burlington County	Passaic County
Poverty rate	6.8%	13.7%
Average household size	2.58	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1977	1956