Passaic County, New Jersey (NJ)

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County population in 2005: 499,060 (98% urban, 2% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 91,171
Renter-occupied apartments: 72,685

% of renters here:	44%
State:	34%

Land area: 185 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 2693 people per square mile

(very high).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 14.6%

Passaic County:	14.6%
New Jersey:	8.7%

(7.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.4% for Black residents, 22.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 23.9% for other race residents)

Median age of residents in 2005: 35 years old
(Males: 34 years old, Females: 37 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 30 years old, American Indian residents: 26 years old, Asian residents: 37 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28 years old, Other race residents: 27 years old)

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 83%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Passaic County, New Jersey business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Passaic County, New Jersey:

White Non-Hispanic (51.5%)
Hispanic (30.0%)
Other race (16.2%)
Black (13.2%)
Two or more races (4.0%)
Asian Indian (1.7%)
Filipino (0.8%)
American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	34.8 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Males: 237,008	(48.5%)
Females: 252,041	(51.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $40,579
County population in 2003: 499,037
Jobs in 2003: 187,452

Passaic County,NJ real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 235,749
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.1%

Average household size:

Passaic County:	2.9 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Median household income in 2005: $51,016
2005 median house value: $362,500
Median contract rent in 2005: $836
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $1,175
Estimated median household income in 2005: $55,034 ($49,210 in 2000)

This county	$55,034
New Jersey:	$61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $379,043

Passaic County	$379,043
New Jersey:	$333,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $747
Institutionalized population: 4,383
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Passaic County in 2000: $1595

Passaic County races chart

Health of residents in Passaic County based on 559 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
71.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
28.0% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
47.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
61.6% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 190 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 149 pounds. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 341 buildings, average cost: $125,600
2001: 423 buildings, average cost: $105,500
2002: 571 buildings, average cost: $106,900
2003: 741 buildings, average cost: $108,000
2004: 437 buildings, average cost: $150,500
2005: 230 buildings, average cost: $189,400
2006: 375 buildings, average cost: $155,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Passaic County New Jersey:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 55.4%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 43.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $6,252 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $6,126 (1.8%)

Area name: Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Passaic County is $979 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1098 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1356 a month.

Cities in this county include: Paterson, Clifton, Passaic, Wayne, West Milford, Hawthorne, Ringwood, West Paterson, Little Falls, Pompton Lakes.

2005 air pollution in Passaic County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.102 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 13.4 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 41 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bergen County , Essex County , Morris County , Sussex County , Orange County, New York , Rockland County, New York .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.2%
New Jersey:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 25,785
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 130,291 (41% naturalized citizens)

Passaic County:	26.6%
Whole state:	17.5%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 27,839
1990 to 1994: 27,741
1985 to 1989: 22,926
1980 to 1984: 16,129
1975 to 1979: 8,543
1970 to 1974: 9,457
1970 to 1974: 5,686
1965 to 1969: 11,970

Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.5%

Passaic County marital status for males

Passaic County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 73,746
One, attached: 7,467
Two: 38,145
3 or 4: 16,821
5 to 9: 10,706
10 to 19: 7,253
20 or more: 15,587
Mobile homes: 310
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Passaic County with a mortgage: 48,044 (4,778 second mortgage, 6,798 home equity loan, 197 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21,201

Agriculture in Passaic County
Average size of farms: 22 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $86768
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 86.33%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.52%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $81593
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $22793
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.29%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.20
Vegetables: 95 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 10 acres

Passaic County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below New Jersey state average. It is 1.5 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males in 2005:

Construction (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2005:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Chemicals (4%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males in 2005:

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females in 2005:

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Dominican Republic (19%)
Mexico (12%)
Peru (10%)
Colombia (7%)
Poland (5%)
Italy (5%)
India (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Passaic County:

Italian (16%)
Irish (7%)
German (5%)
Polish (5%)
United States or American (3%)
Dutch (2%)
English (2%)

Passaic County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 149,839 (71%)
Carpooled: 28,352 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14,418 (7%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 81 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 220 (0%)
Railroad: 1,917 (1%)
Taxi: 308 (0%)
Motorcycle: 92 (0%)
Bicycle: 451 (0%)
Walked: 8,134 (4%)
Other means: 2,073 (1%)
Worked at home: 4,493 (2%)

People in group quarters in Passaic County, New Jersey

2374 people in nursing homes
2034 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
1916 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
1704 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
498 people in homes for the mentally retarded
410 people in homes for the physically handicapped
252 people in other nonhousehold living situations
215 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
209 people in religious group quarters
171 people in homes for the mentally ill
65 people in other group homes
35 people in other workers' dormitories
29 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
28 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
17 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
17 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
13 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
5 people in other types of correctional institutions

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $55,145.

5.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,719 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.02%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($268 average AGI)
Passaic County: 0.07%
New Jersey average: 0.14%

3.41% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($35,959 average AGI)
1.55% relocated from other states ($13,492 average AGI)
Passaic County: 1.55%
New Jersey average: 2.46%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Bergen County, NJ	1.51% ($54,598 average AGI)
from Essex County, NJ	0.57% ($50,321)
from Morris County, NJ	0.43% ($55,519)
from Hudson County, NJ	0.36% ($52,220)
from New York County, NY	0.17% ($65,426)
from Bronx County, NY	0.13% ($33,257)
from Sussex County, NJ	0.12% ($47,212)

6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,672 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($331 average AGI)
Passaic County: 0.06%
New Jersey average: 0.09%

3.73% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($31,362 average AGI)
2.75% relocated to other states ($19,978 average AGI)
Passaic County: 2.75%
New Jersey average: 3.32%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Bergen County, NJ	1.28% ($48,422 average AGI)
to Morris County, NJ	0.65% ($68,059)
to Essex County, NJ	0.60% ($54,350)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.27% ($46,867)
to Sussex County, NJ	0.23% ($58,259)
to Ocean County, NJ	0.14% ($60,933)
to Middlesex County, NJ	0.14% ($54,785)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.8

Births per 1000 population in Passaic County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Passaic County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Passaic County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 64,890 (55,692 aged, 9,198 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

Households: 479,079

In family households: 426,744 (83,632 male householders, 36,823 female householders)
86,505 spouses, 160,866 children (152,725 natural, 2,806 adopted, 5,335 stepchildren), 12,055 grandchildren, 7,929 brothers or sisters, 7,459 parents, 16,767 other relatives, 14,708 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 52,335 (18,745 male householders (14,568 living alone)), 24,717 female householders (21,715 living alone)), 8,873 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 9,970 (4,535 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 38,623 2-persons, 28,105 3-persons, 26,895 4-persons, 14,659 5-persons, 6,719 6-persons, 5,454 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 36,283 1-person, 6,053 2-persons, 754 3-persons, 247 4-persons, 78 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

79,516 married couples with children.
30,640 single-parent households (6,238 men, 24,402 women).

58.1% of residents of Passaic County speak English at home.
28.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
9.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,704,233,000 ($5404 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $450,723,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $915,278,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $608,286,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,124,000
Federal grants: $619,167,000
Federal procurement contracts: $463,996,000 ($439,785,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $88,381,000 ($5,113,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $30,116,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $466,912,000
Federal Government insurance: $656,788,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 42,844

Here:	86 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 21,417

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +23,838

Here:	+48 per 1000 residents
State:	+33 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -35,795

Here:	-72 per 1000 residents
State:	-22 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Passaic County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 184.25 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 981
1995 to 1998: 3,796
1990 to 1994: 4,232
1980 to 1989: 10,593
1970 to 1979: 14,690
1960 to 1969: 28,657
1950 to 1959: 36,120
1940 to 1949: 26,615
1939 or earlier: 44,364

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Passaic County, New Jersey:

1 room: 113
2 rooms: 574
3 rooms: 2,491
4 rooms: 7,829
5 rooms: 16,894
6 rooms: 21,302
7 rooms: 17,167
8 rooms: 13,242
9 or more rooms: 11,559

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Passaic County, New Jersey:

1 room: 2,905
2 rooms: 6,697
3 rooms: 17,406
4 rooms: 20,549
5 rooms: 15,538
6 rooms: 6,621
7 rooms: 1,556
8 rooms: 871
9 or more rooms: 542

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Passaic County:

no bedroom: 171
1 bedroom: 3,742
2 bedrooms: 21,165
3 bedrooms: 39,734
4 bedrooms: 21,113
5 or more bedrooms: 5,246

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Passaic County:

no bedroom: 3,563
1 bedroom: 23,981
2 bedrooms: 29,511
3 bedrooms: 12,897
4 bedrooms: 2,197
5 or more bedrooms: 536

Cars and other vehicles available in Passaic County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 4,662
1 vehicle: 24,976
2 vehicles: 41,198
3 vehicles: 14,181
4 vehicles: 4,575
5 or more vehicles: 1,579

Cars and other vehicles available in Passaic County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 21,856
1 vehicle: 32,129
2 vehicles: 15,225
3 vehicles: 2,508
4 vehicles: 587
5 or more vehicles: 380

63% of Passaic County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in New Jersey.

Passaic County:	62.6%
State average:	62.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 264008
Northeast: 47583
Midwest: 4544
South: 19250
West: 2527

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $174,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (76%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
Electricity (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (67%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
Electricity (13%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
No fuel used (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9,501

Here:	16.2%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,610

Here:	13.1%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6,260

Here:	29.0%
New Jersey:	30.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Passaic County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $39,078,000
Charges - Higher Education - Other: $15,942,000
All Other: $11,812,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,285,000

Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $874,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $337,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $307,000

Solid Waste Management: $257,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $16,030,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $5,312,000

General Public Buildings: $1,440,000

Higher Education - Other: $967,000

Corrections - Other: $648,000

General: $584,000

Parks & Recreation: $381,000

Health - Other: $247,000

Police Protection: $97,000

Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $70,167,000
Corrections - Other: $55,590,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $42,388,000

Other Higher Education: $39,754,000

Health Services - Other: $33,188,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $18,129,000

Welfare - Other: $17,170,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $13,973,000

Police Protection: $9,162,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $7,054,000

General Public Buildings: $6,257,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $3,575,000

Central Staff Services: $3,558,000

Financial Administration: $2,809,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,247,000

Regular Highways: $1,715,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,051,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $454,000

Natural Resources - Other: $139,000

Fire Protection: $23,000
Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $17,122,000
Interest Revenue: $10,581,000

Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $6,909,000

Total Other Securities: $5,784,000

Total Federal Securities: $4,546,000

Benefit Payments: $4,170,000

Total Cash & Deposits: $963,000

Local Employee Contribution: $80,000

Withdrawals: $69,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $2,151,000
All Other: $40,000
General - Interest on Debt: $14,807,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $6,000
Higher Education: $0
Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $23,032,000
Local Intergovernmental - Education: $34,515,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $24,429,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $239,924,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $40,392,000
Higher Education: $20,457,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,500,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $242,406,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $39,547,000

Full Faith & Credit - Higher Education: $4,464,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $37,910,000
Higher Education: $1,255,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,120,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $7,694,000
Interest Earnings: $389,000

Rents: $284,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,421,000
Financial Administration: $1,171,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $808,000

Other Higher Education: $604,000

Health - Other: $501,000

General Public Building: $153,000

Parks & Recreation: $37,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $33,969,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $53,567,000
End of Fiscal Year: $27,016,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $48,875,000
Health & Hospitals: $37,939,000

Education: $28,637,000

All Other: $27,487,000
Tax - Property: $179,835,000
NEC: $110,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $113,551,000

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