Passaic County, New Jersey (NJ)

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• • 215,32944.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 202,27541.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 52,37910.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 25,5945.2%Asian alone
  • 5,1391.1%Two or more races
  • 6100.1%Some other race alone
  • 2550.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2450.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $412,455

Here:	$412,455
State:	$433,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $380,403

Here:	$380,403
State:	$299,752

In 2-unit structures: $320,769

Here:	$320,769
State:	$377,644

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $325,861

Here:	$325,861
State:	$336,923

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $232,448

Here:	$232,448
State:	$336,746

Mobile homes: $992,969

Here:	$992,969
State:	$77,853

Health of residents in Passaic County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $9,874 (2.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $10,001 (2.8%)

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.

2018 air pollution in Passaic County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.034 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Butler County, Nebraska , Howard County, Nebraska , Suffolk County, New York , Marion County, Iowa , Warren County, Illinois .

Current college students: 25,785
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 171,427 (56.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 40,6322010 or later
• 39,4892000 to 2009
• 43,1691990 to 1999
• 39,0551980 to 1989
• 18,0001970 to 1979
• 17,656Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.4 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 74,368
• One, attached: 9,534
• Two: 38,738
• 3 or 4: 18,822
• 5 to 9: 8,882
• 10 to 19: 7,275
• 20 to 49: 8,643
• 50 or more: 10,518
• Mobile homes: 339
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 135

Housing units in Passaic County with a mortgage: 57,669 (647 second mortgage, 5,564 home equity loan, 89 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30,531

Religion statistics for Passaic County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Passaic County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• New Jersey Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4488-NJ: March 25, 2020, FEMA Id: 4488, Natural disaster type: Other
• New Jersey Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 6, 2018 - March 7, 2018, FEMA Id: 4368, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• New Jersey Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3354: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3354, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Jersey Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4086: October 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 4086, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Jersey Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4048: November 30, 2011, FEMA Id: 4048, Natural disaster type: Storm
• New Jersey Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 28, 2011 to October 06, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4039: October 14, 2011, FEMA Id: 4039, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• New Jersey Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4021: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4021, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Jersey Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3332: August 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Jersey Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 26, 2010 to December 27, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1954: February 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1954, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• New Jersey Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to April 15, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1897: April 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1897, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 17 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.46% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($63,633 average adjusted gross income)

0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($364 average AGI)

Passaic County:	0.01%
New Jersey average:	0.04%

2.99% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($45,506 average AGI)
1.46% relocated from other states ($17,763 average AGI)

Passaic County:	1.46%
New Jersey average:	2.27%

from Bergen County, NJ	1.29% ($68,784 average AGI)
from Essex County, NJ	0.54% ($63,377)
from Morris County, NJ	0.40% ($84,254)
from Hudson County, NJ	0.31% ($66,070)
from Bronx County, NY	0.14% ($35,121)
from New York County, NY	0.12% ($64,968)
from Queens County, NY	0.11% ($55,734)

5.74% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($68,144 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($400 average AGI)

Passaic County:	0.04%
New Jersey average:	0.07%

3.41% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($39,510 average AGI)
2.30% relocated to other states ($28,234 average AGI)

Passaic County:	2.30%
New Jersey average:	2.98%

to Bergen County, NJ	1.23% ($58,806 average AGI)
to Morris County, NJ	0.62% ($74,968)
to Essex County, NJ	0.60% ($75,079)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.27% ($55,416)
to Sussex County, NJ	0.16% ($60,396)
to New York County, NY	0.11% ($76,679)
to Union County, NJ	0.10% ($63,359)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.6
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 4.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Passaic County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 82,063 (16,784 living alone), Female householders: 85,996 (22,755 living alone)

• 79,509 spouses (79,102 opposite-sex spouses), 11,642 unmarried partners, (11,212 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 172,804 children (164,877 natural, 1,864 adopted, 6,063 stepchildren), 13,659 grandchildren, 7,558 brothers or sisters, 12,241 parents, 233 foster children, 14,135 other relatives, 13,296 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 8,690

Size of family households: 39,282 2-persons, 27,810 3-persons, 29,622 4-persons, 13,291 5-persons, 6,528 6-persons, 4,060 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 39,539 1-person, 6,178 2-persons, 1,080 3-persons, 369 4-persons, 262 5-persons, 38 6-persons.

63,639 married couples with children.
38,726 single-parent households (7,705 men, 31,021 women).

50.6% of residents of Passaic speak English at home.
37.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
7.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,704,233,000 ($5,404 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:

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)

• Year house built in Passaic County, New Jersey
• 1,7582014 or later
• 2,3672010 to 2013
• 7,6982000 to 2009
• 10,4731990 to 1999
• 15,1851980 to 1989
• 16,1481970 to 1979
• 23,0511960 to 1969
• 33,1241950 to 1959
• 20,5911940 to 1949
• 46,8591939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Passaic County, New Jersey

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Passaic County, New Jersey
• 01 room
• 3602 rooms
• 1,6863 rooms
• 7,8944 rooms
• 13,8005 rooms
• 19,5466 rooms
• 16,3047 rooms
• 11,9378 rooms
• 16,6739+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Passaic County, New Jersey
• 3,4061 room
• 3,4262 rooms
• 16,2563 rooms
• 26,4734 rooms
• 20,0295 rooms
• 6,3156 rooms
• 1,8147 rooms
• 1,2258 rooms
• 9159+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Passaic County, New Jersey

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Passaic County, New Jersey
• 91no bedroom
• 2,3471 bedroom
• 20,4902 bedrooms
• 36,1713 bedrooms
• 22,8524 bedrooms
• 6,2495+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Passaic County, New Jersey
• 3,918no bedroom
• 20,7961 bedroom
• 33,6152 bedrooms
• 18,0023 bedrooms
• 2,5384 bedrooms
• 9905+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Passaic County, New Jersey in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Passaic County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 2,929no vehicle
• 22,6641 vehicle
• 37,4542 vehicles
• 17,1643 vehicles
• 6,5264 vehicles
• 1,4635+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Passaic County in renter-occupied apartments
• 23,969no vehicle
• 34,4951 vehicle
• 18,0122 vehicles
• 2,7813 vehicles
• 3624 vehicles
• 2405+ vehicles

92.1% of Passaic County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in New Jersey.

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

• This state: 258,838
• Other state: 57,427
• Northeast: 40,142
• Midwest: 4,307
• South: 8,892
• West: 4,086

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 13,676
• Number of aged recipients: 3,151
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 10,525
• Number of recipients under 18: 2,331
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 6,534
• Number of recipients older than 64: 4,811
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 4,329
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 6,518

Passaic County on our top lists:

• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"