Passaic County, New Jersey (NJ)

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% of renters here:	44%
State:	34%

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Races in Passaic County, New Jersey:

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

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

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Passaic County:	2.9 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

This county:	$54,551
New Jersey:	$67,035

This county:	$898
State:	$905

Passaic County:	$398,800
New Jersey:	$372,300

Detached houses: $452,478

Here:	$452,478
State:	$452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $427,380

Here:	$427,380
State:	$310,364

In 2-unit structures: $400,466

Here:	$400,466
State:	$429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $412,385

Here:	$412,385
State:	$371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $276,847

Here:	$276,847
State:	$309,003

Mobile homes: $141,780

Here:	$141,780
State:	$53,584

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.

Passaic County:	13.7%
New Jersey:	8.6%

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:

Here:	10.7%
New Jersey:	8.7%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

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

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

Here:	69.4% with mortgage
State:	71.5% with mortgage

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

Passaic County-area historical earthquake activity is above New Jersey state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 52.2 miles away from Passaic County center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 40.9 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 34.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	6.3
State:	6.6

Here:	4.0
State:	3.8

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

Here:	16.2%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Here:	13.1%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Here:	29.0%
New Jersey:	30.1%

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