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Paterson, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $324,800 (it was $148,500 in 2000)
Paterson:

$324,800
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $215,000 - $400,400

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $336,232
Here:

$336,232
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $247,237
Here:

$247,237
State:

$381,113

In 2-unit structures: $595,376
Here:

$595,376
State:

$444,476

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $405,185
Here:

$405,185
State:

$457,463

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $161,168
Here:

$161,168
State:

$368,745

Total population: 146,753 (All urban)

Houses: 53,159 (50,054 occupied: 13,581 owner occupied, 36,473 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

73%
State:

35%

Housing density: 6,297 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $260,015.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,227 (lower quartile is $852, upper quartile is $1,509)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,960


Median gross rent in Paterson, NJ in 2022: $1,391

Housing units in Paterson with a mortgage: 9,050 (262 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan, 156 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 108

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $99,208

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $64,288

Median monthly housing costs: $1,491

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Paterson, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1949

Median year apartment built: 1953

Household type by relationship:

Households: 156,639
  • Male householders: 20,478 (6,906 living alone), Female householders: 29,576 (7,330 living alone)
  • 15,904 spouses (15,904 opposite-sex spouses), 5,846 unmarried partners, (5,846 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 55,264 children (54,316 natural, 108 adopted, 840 stepchildren), 6,257 grandchildren, 4,690 brothers or sisters, 6,202 parents, 0 foster children, 6,340 other relatives, 4,482 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,600

Size of family households: 7,991 2-persons, 8,296 3-persons, 9,133 4-persons, 3,667 5-persons, 2,467 6-persons, 1,997 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,236 1-person, 2,003 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 129 7-or-more-persons.

17,997 married couples with children.
17,385 single-parent households (2,527 men, 14,858 women).

33.9% of residents of Paterson speak English at home.
57.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other language at home (49% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 64,680 (41.3%)
(43.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Paterson, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Paterson, New Jersey
  • 0no bedroom
  • 4141 bedroom
  • 5,6912 bedrooms
  • 4,6693 bedrooms
  • 1,6834 bedrooms
  • 1,1245+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Paterson, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Paterson, New Jersey
  • 3,811no bedroom
  • 9,4131 bedroom
  • 11,0402 bedrooms
  • 10,6523 bedrooms
  • 1,3764 bedrooms
  • 1815+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Paterson in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Paterson in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,254no vehicle
  • 4,7821 vehicle
  • 3,7602 vehicles
  • 2,4933 vehicles
  • 1,0154 vehicles
  • 2775+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Paterson in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Paterson in renter-occupied apartments
  • 13,420no vehicle
  • 16,2861 vehicle
  • 5,5762 vehicles
  • 1,1913 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Paterson, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Paterson, New Jersey
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 6343 rooms
  • 1,6374 rooms
  • 3,6625 rooms
  • 2,3086 rooms
  • 2,8007 rooms
  • 9408 rooms
  • 1,6009+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Paterson, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Paterson, New Jersey
  • 3,7641 room
  • 2,4172 rooms
  • 5,8233 rooms
  • 8,3594 rooms
  • 8,8925 rooms
  • 4,3016 rooms
  • 1,2657 rooms
  • 1,5298 rooms
  • 1239+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Paterson, NJ
  • Paterson, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Paterson, NJ in 2022
  • 3,283Less than $10,000
  • 7,815$10,000 to $19,999
  • 4,057$20,000 to $29,999
  • 6,093$30,000 to $39,999
  • 5,184$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,224$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,777$60,000 to $74,999
  • 6,963$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,822$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,572$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,945$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,319$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Paterson, NJ

  • Distribution of house value in Paterson, NJ in 2022
  • 467Less than $10,000
  • 163$10,000 to $14,999
  • 23$15,000 to $19,999
  • 57$25,000 to $29,999
  • 284$30,000 to $34,999
  • 27$35,000 to $39,999
  • 23$40,000 to $49,999
  • 216$50,000 to $59,999
  • 15$60,000 to $69,999
  • 59$80,000 to $89,999
  • 171$90,000 to $99,999
  • 351$100,000 to $124,999
  • 117$125,000 to $149,999
  • 671$150,000 to $174,999
  • 222$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,506$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,389$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4,277$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,592$400,000 to $499,999
  • 878$500,000 to $749,999
  • 104$750,000 to $999,999
  • 26$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 43$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 94$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Paterson, NJ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Paterson, NJ in 2022
  • 318Less than $100
  • 248$100 to $149
  • 180$150 to $199
  • 415$200 to $249
  • 749$250 to $299
  • 277$300 to $349
  • 893$350 to $399
  • 416$400 to $449
  • 533$450 to $499
  • 524$500 to $549
  • 225$550 to $599
  • 279$600 to $649
  • 736$650 to $699
  • 1,279$700 to $749
  • 254$750 to $799
  • 3,100$800 to $899
  • 942$900 to $999
  • 7,168$1,000 to $1,249
  • 8,120$1,250 to $1,499
  • 8,228$1,500 to $1,999
  • 627$2,000 to $2,499
  • 39$2,500 to $2,999
  • 125$3,000 to $3,499
  • 66$3,500 or more
  • 732No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.8%
Number of people working at home: 3,045 (4.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 353
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,964
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 12,325
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 14,035
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 10,364
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 4,606
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 8,451
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 339
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,212
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3,284
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 4,544
  • 90 or more minutes: 484
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Paterson

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 33,111 (64.3%)
  • Carpooled: 5,589 (10.8%)
  • Bus: 4,234 (8.2%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 217 (0.4%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 157 (0.3%)
  • Taxi: 608 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle: 18 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 3,960 (7.7%)
  • Worked at home: 3,149 (6.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 7.6%Males
  • 5.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 12.7%Males
  • 13.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 24.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • 4.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.9%Males
  • 8.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.3%Males
  • 7.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.7%Males
  • 10.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Paterson, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Paterson, New Jersey
  • 26,4842010 or later
  • 17,2722000 to 2009
  • 11,4621990 to 1999
  • 15,9811980 to 1989
  • 6,4011970 to 1979
  • 3,346Before 1970
Ancestries in Paterson, NJ

First ancestries reported:

  • Jamaican: 4,710 (3.9%)
  • African: 4,540 (3.7%)
  • Italian: 968 (0.8%)
  • Haitian: 892 (0.7%)
  • Jordanian: 865 (0.7%)
  • Turkish: 851 (0.7%)
  • American: 504 (0.4%)
  • Egyptian: 490 (0.4%)
  • Ghanaian: 466 (0.4%)
  • Irish: 454 (0.4%)
  • Arab: 434 (0.4%)
  • Palestinian: 387 (0.3%)
  • Guyanese: 328 (0.3%)
  • Brazilian: 253 (0.2%)
  • Albanian: 252 (0.2%)
  • Moroccan: 238 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 186 (0.2%)
  • Syrian: 171 (0.1%)
  • German: 149 (0.1%)
  • British West Indian: 133 (0.1%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 105 (0.09%)
  • West Indian: 102 (0.08%)
  • Ethiopian: 100 (0.08%)
  • Polish: 97 (0.08%)
  • Afghan: 70 (0.06%)
  • Nigerian: 69 (0.06%)
  • English: 69 (0.06%)
  • Serbian: 61 (0.05%)
  • Yugoslavian: 54 (0.04%)
  • Hungarian: 49 (0.04%)
  • Portuguese: 46 (0.04%)
  • Canadian: 40 (0.03%)
  • Iraqi: 38 (0.03%)
  • Macedonian: 33 (0.03%)
  • Greek: 31 (0.03%)
  • Slovak: 29 (0.02%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 27 (0.02%)
  • Norwegian: 23 (0.02%)
  • Lebanese: 20 (0.02%)
  • Lithuanian: 16 (0.01%)
  • Romanian: 15 (0.01%)
  • Ugandan: 13 (0.01%)
  • Scottish: 12 (0.01%)
  • European: 11 (0.01%)
  • Armenian: 11 (0.01%)
  • French Canadian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Dutch: 7 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Dominican Republic
Paterson:

45.0% (31,511)
New Jersey:

9.7% (209,055)

Peru
Paterson:

9.5% (6,669)
New Jersey:

2.7% (58,563)

Colombia
Paterson:

8.3% (5,801)
New Jersey:

4.2% (90,817)

Bangladesh
Paterson:

7.1% (4,962)
New Jersey:

0.7% (14,405)

Mexico
Paterson:

5.7% (4,014)
New Jersey:

4.8% (102,527)

Jamaica
Paterson:

5.7% (4,000)
New Jersey:

2.2% (47,365)

Ecuador
Paterson:

2.8% (1,973)
New Jersey:

4.4% (95,275)

El Salvador
Paterson:

1.7% (1,211)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,885)

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

  • This state: 67,205
  • Other state: 17,239
  • Northeast: 10,652
  • Midwest: 259
  • South: 5,960
  • West: 368

92.6% of Paterson residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72.1% lived in New Jersey.


Paterson:

92.6%
State average:

90.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,215
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 637
  • 5th and 6th grade: 2,252
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,945
  • 9th grade: 584
  • 10th grade: 1,403
  • 11th grade: 1,903
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,752
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 20,268
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,016
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,010
  • Associate degree: 1,404
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,258
  • Master's degree: 646
  • Professional school degree: 178
  • Doctorate degree: 682
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,817
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,262
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,876
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,333
  • 9th grade: 803
  • 10th grade: 1,737
  • 11th grade: 1,178
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,130
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 19,449
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,295
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,231
  • Associate degree: 4,098
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,870
  • Master's degree: 780
  • Professional school degree: 191
  • Doctorate degree: 232
Educational Attainment for Females
Paterson marital status for males
Paterson marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,915
  • One, attached: 2,929
  • Two: 15,582
  • 3 or 4: 11,119
  • 5 to 9: 3,162
  • 10 to 19: 3,754
  • 20 to 49: 2,130
  • 50 or more: 5,474
  • Mobile homes: 94
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 4.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Paterson
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Paterson, NJ
  • 86.6%Utility gas
  • 7.5%Electricity
  • 3.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Paterson, NJ
  • 83.8%Utility gas
  • 12.9%Electricity
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 389
Here:

2.0%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 375
Here:

4.3%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,310
Here:

15.2%
New Jersey:

33.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability