COMPARING TWO PLACES
Passaic vs Wallington
PLACE A
Passaic, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Wallington, New Jersey
Passaic is 100% smaller than Wallington. Passaic earns more, with a median household income $6,794 higher. Wallington has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -24%).
PASSAICWALLINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population2912,092−100% vs Wallington
Population density40812,165−11,757
Population growth-23.5%4.7%−28.2 pts
Median age28.738.7−10.0
Male45.2%52.3%−7.1 pts
Female54.8%47.7%+7.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%45.9%−45.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.8%70.2%+26.5 pts
Black0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%18.9%−18.9 pts
Asian0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Other3.2%3.9%−0.7 pts
Median household income$92,656$85,862+$6,794
Per capita income$20,122$42,477−$22,355
Poverty rate11.8%12.2%−0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2490.447−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%38.6%−15.8 pts
Graduate degree19.3%12.7%+6.6 pts
Unemployment rate16.3%8.3%+8.0 pts
Labor force participation75.4%66.2%+9.3 pts
Median home value$64,700$528,300−$463,600
Median gross rent$483$1,625−$1,142
Owner-occupied76.7%37.5%+39.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%5.3%+1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households28.6%43.4%−14.8 pts
Average commute15.029.4−14.4
Worked from home0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Uninsured29.0%12.9%+16.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025