COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Passaic County

New Jersey · 453,060 residents · 186 sq mi

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With 453,060 people, Passaic County is a county in New Jersey. The typical home is worth $185,000. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $583 a month at the median. The median household earns $37,596, about 25% above the national median. The poverty rate is 10.0%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

453,060

−7%vs 2000

vs 489,049 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−4%vs 2000

vs 34.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

186 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024521K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(32,810)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(28,625)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(29,436)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(31,089)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.1%(36,480)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.8%(80,477)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(66,699)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(48,742)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(40,560)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(33,527)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(18,939)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(5,676)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,596

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,210 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,048

−25%vs 2000

vs $21,370 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.0%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$185,000

+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $185,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$583

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $747 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.8%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.6% in 2000

44.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic51.5%(251,687)

Black12.4%(60,528)

Hispanic / Latino30%(146,492)

Asian3.6%(17,747)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72%(326,227)

Black14.6%(66,244)

Hispanic / Latino21.2%(96,182)

Asian2.5%(11,478)

Other10.8%(49,111)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican15.5%(80,522)

South American9.9%(51,748)

Mexican7.1%(37,246)

Puerto Rican6.7%(34,829)

Peruvian4.1%(21,118)

Colombian3.2%(16,623)

Central American2.7%(14,278)

Ecuadorian1.7%(9,035)

Salvadoran0.9%(4,692)

Cuban0.8%(4,000)

Guatemalan0.7%(3,429)

Costa Rican0.6%(2,879)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Honduran0.5%(2,518)

Venezuelan0.3%(1,548)

Spaniard0.3%(1,366)

Argentine0.2%(1,231)

Bolivian0.2%(1,112)

Chilean0.1%(639)

Nicaraguan0.1%(517)

Uruguayan0.1%(262)

Panamanian0%(237)

Paraguayan0%(92)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.8%(14,355)

Filipino0.9%(4,934)

Bangladeshi0.5%(2,618)

Chinese0.5%(2,351)

Korean0.3%(1,800)

Pakistani0.1%(742)

Japanese0.1%(316)

Taiwanese0.1%(298)

Sri Lankan0%(211)

Indonesian0%(183)

Kazakh0%(120)

Vietnamese0%(108)

+ 5 more asian origin groups with data

Thai0%(53)

Burmese0%(24)

Hmong0%(13)

Nepalese0%(13)

Cambodian0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(153)

Samoan0%(83)

Chamorro0%(45)

Ancestry

Italian10.7%(55,744)

Irish6%(31,237)

German4.7%(24,534)

Polish4%(20,827)

Arab3%(15,490)

American2.5%(13,034)

English2.2%(11,618)

West Indian1.7%(9,094)

Jamaican1.4%(7,252)

Dutch1.2%(6,041)

Russian1%(5,043)

Turkish0.9%(4,653)

+ 49 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.8%(4,069)

Hungarian0.8%(4,067)

Palestinian0.7%(3,524)

French0.6%(2,935)

Ukrainian0.6%(2,872)

Egyptian0.5%(2,846)

Jordanian0.5%(2,723)

Scottish0.5%(2,690)

Syrian0.5%(2,627)

Greek0.4%(2,114)

Portuguese0.4%(1,898)

Swedish0.3%(1,448)

Austrian0.2%(1,241)

Lebanese0.2%(1,223)

Israeli0.2%(1,112)

Slovak0.2%(1,071)

Brazilian0.2%(934)

Armenian0.2%(826)

Czech0.2%(807)

Romanian0.2%(786)

Haitian0.1%(757)

Macedonian0.1%(750)

Moroccan0.1%(736)

British0.1%(727)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(727)

Norwegian0.1%(710)

Serbian0.1%(690)

Croatian0.1%(632)

Lithuanian0.1%(604)

Nigerian0.1%(532)

Swiss0.1%(482)

Welsh0.1%(477)

Guyanese0.1%(476)

French Canadian0.1%(438)

Iranian0.1%(379)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(319)

Belgian0%(250)

Bulgarian0%(210)

Danish0%(189)

Finnish0%(187)

Canadian0%(179)

Ghanaian0%(175)

Ethiopian0%(133)

Latvian0%(117)

Iraqi0%(45)

Australian0%(32)

Cape Verdean0%(28)

Barbadian0%(21)

Slovene0%(9)

RANKED:Largest Dominican population · Largest Italian population · Largest South American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.7%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.8%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.0 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 18.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.8%(85,179)

Married49.4%(100,705)

Widowed2%(4,116)

Divorced6.8%(13,776)

Women 15+

Never married38%(81,759)

Married44.2%(95,072)

Widowed8.5%(18,361)

Divorced9.3%(20,060)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.0%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 18.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.3%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.4%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.6%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.7%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22.5%(2,390)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.1%(1,072)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.1%(4,048)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.4%(785)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(107)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 10,616 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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