Passaic County, New Jersey

24 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 518,289
Median household income: $87,137
Median home value: $439,400

Passaic County, New Jersey counts 518,289 residents. 24 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $87,137 runs below the New Jersey figure of $101,050.

From 2019 to 2023, Passaic County's population grew 2.9% from 503,637 to 518,289, while its median household income rose 25.0% from $69,688 to $87,137.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.3% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 43.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 518,289
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $87,137
Median home value: $439,400
Median gross rent: $1,553
Housing units: 185,439
Homeownership rate: 52.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	503,637	$69,688	$342,600	$1,293
2020	502,763	$73,562	$352,000	$1,310
2021	521,067	$78,386	$363,700	$1,367
2022	519,986	$84,465	$413,500	$1,484
2023	518,289	$87,137	$439,400	$1,553

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33,069	6.4%
5 to 17	89,785	17.3%
18 to 24	48,179	9.3%
25 to 34	68,723	13.3%
35 to 44	65,695	12.7%
45 to 54	65,758	12.7%
55 to 64	66,693	12.9%
65 to 74	46,914	9.1%
75 and over	33,473	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	201,527	38.9%
Black or African American	51,612	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	316	0.1%
Asian	27,940	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	114	0.0%
Some other race	2,489	0.5%
Two or more races	9,142	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	225,149	43.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.9%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's21.1%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51,716	14.9%
High school graduate	116,947	33.7%
Some college or associate's	73,336	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	70,096	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	35,161	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone66.5%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit7.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	162,986	66.5%
Carpooled	26,359	10.8%
Public transit	17,196	7.0%
Walked	9,672	3.9%
Bicycle	311	0.1%
Worked from home	25,219	10.3%
Other means	3,262	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	52,649	24.0%
15 to 29 min	82,787	37.7%
30 to 44 min	46,182	21.0%
45 to 59 min	17,326	7.9%
60+ min	20,842	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 13.7% (69,781 of 510,404)

	Count	Share
Family households	127,548	71.7%
Nonfamily households	50,416	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	177,964	96.0%
Vacant	7,475	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	94,011	52.8%
Renter-occupied	83,953	47.2%

1-unit, detached41.7%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units31.0%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units10.7%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	77,269	41.7%
1-unit, attached	11,104	6.0%
2 to 4 units	57,469	31.0%
5 to 19 units	19,152	10.3%
20 or more units	19,868	10.7%
Mobile home & other	577	0.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 34031
State: New Jersey
Land area: 186 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 41.0367, -74.2994