Passaic

Population: 69,651
Median household income: $56,780
Median home value: $406,500

Located in Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic is a community with a population of 69,651. The median household income of $56,780 is below the Passaic County median ($87,137).

Between 2019 and 2023, Passaic's population held roughly steady from 70,019 to 69,651, while its median home value rose 22.2% from $332,700 to $406,500.

Households average 3.39 people. The median gross rent is $1,392.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 69,651
Median age: 30.9 yrs
Median household income: $56,780
Median home value: $406,500
Median gross rent: $1,392
Housing units: 21,019
Homeownership rate: 23.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Unemployment rate: 11.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

70,01969,651

Median household income

$40,865$56,780

Median home value

$332,700$406,500

Median gross rent

$1,183$1,392

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	70,019	$40,865	$332,700	$1,183
2020	69,789	$44,779	$348,000	$1,189
2021	70,308	$49,436	$347,900	$1,246
2022	70,048	$57,832	$379,800	$1,341
2023	69,651	$56,780	$406,500	$1,392

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1723.4%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,527	7.9%
5 to 17	16,326	23.4%
18 to 24	7,878	11.3%
25 to 34	8,314	11.9%
35 to 44	10,264	14.7%
45 to 54	8,513	12.2%
55 to 64	6,219	8.9%
65 to 74	3,907	5.6%
75 and over	2,703	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,171	14.6%
Black or African American	4,384	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	72	0.1%
Asian	3,255	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	483	0.7%
Two or more races	416	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50,870	73.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.4%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's13.4%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,334	33.4%
High school graduate	14,485	36.3%
Some college or associate's	5,348	13.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,506	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,247	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone48.9%

Carpooled16.5%

Public transit13.0%

Walked11.3%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,407	48.9%
Carpooled	4,865	16.5%
Public transit	3,827	13.0%
Walked	3,312	11.3%
Bicycle	164	0.6%
Worked from home	2,409	8.2%
Other means	454	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,881	25.5%
15 to 29 min	10,662	39.4%
30 to 44 min	5,076	18.8%
45 to 59 min	2,061	7.6%
60+ min	2,349	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.39
Poverty rate: 23.0% (15,968 of 69,286)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,541	76.1%
Nonfamily households	4,893	23.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,434	97.2%
Vacant	585	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,798	23.5%
Renter-occupied	15,636	76.5%

1-unit, detached15.0%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units36.0%

5 to 19 units27.6%

20 or more units16.8%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,157	15.0%
1-unit, attached	874	4.2%
2 to 4 units	7,576	36.0%
5 to 19 units	5,811	27.6%
20 or more units	3,527	16.8%
Mobile home & other	74	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3456550
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.13 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 40.8576, -74.1291