Passaic County, New Jersey Demographics

Passaic County is 15th out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Passaic County is 37th out of 3,143 other counties in Foreign born residents

Passaic County is 42nd out of 3,143 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Passaic County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in People per household

Passaic County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Passaic County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Income below poverty line

Passaic County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Passaic County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Passaic County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Passaic County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Passaic County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Passaic County is 5th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Foreign born residents

Passaic County is 5th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Size Demographics
	Passaic County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Current population (2012)	502,885	9th	8,864,590	313,914,040
Size in square miles	184.6	18th	7,354.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,715.3	5th	1,195.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Passaic County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents younger than 5	6.8%	1st	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.4%	2nd	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.6%	19th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Passaic County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	81.7%	19th	87.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.4%	17th	35.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Passaic County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Race - White	75.9%	10th	73.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	14.7%	10th	14.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.5%	2nd	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	5.5%	9th	9.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	3rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.3%	5th	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	38.3%	2nd	18.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	44.3%	18th	58.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Passaic County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Female residents	51.4%	8th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	27.6%	5th	20.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Passaic County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Housing units	176,264	10th	3,562,553	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	52.9%	3rd	35.9%	25.9%
Households	161,488	11th	3,180,854	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	55.4%	19th	66.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$372,700	9th	$349,100	$186,200
People per household	3.0	1st	2.7	2.6
Building permits (last year)	528	13th	17,939	829,658

Income Demographics
	Passaic County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Income per capita	$26,615	20th	$35,678	$27,915
Income per household	$56,299	17th	$71,180	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.3%	2nd	9.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Passaic County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Non-farm private establishments	11,550	10th	226,878	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	147,536	12th	3,377,848	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	43,366	9th	781,622	27,092,908
Retail sales	$6,598,022	9th	$124,813,580	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,546	14th	$14,453	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$538,657	14th	$19,993,613	$613,795,732