Paterson, New Jersey Demographics

Paterson is 23rd out of 6,406 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Paterson is 39th out of 6,405 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Paterson is 3rd in New Jersey out of 192 other cities in Current population (2012)

Paterson is 3rd in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Households

Paterson is 3rd in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Housing units

Paterson is 4th in New Jersey out of 185 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Paterson is 7th in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Paterson is 8th in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Paterson is 8th in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Race - Two or More

Paterson is 9th in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Paterson is 10th in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Income below poverty line

Paterson is 10th in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in People per household

Size Demographics
	Paterson	Rank	New Jersey	US
Current population (2012)	145,219	3rd	8,864,590	313,914,040
Size in square miles	8.4	28th	7,354.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	17,346.8	7th	1,195.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Paterson	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents younger than 5	8.0%	16th	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	27.9%	31st	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	8.9%	236th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Paterson	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	71.8%	242nd	87.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	9.9%	250th	35.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Paterson	Rank	New Jersey	US
Race - White	34.7%	242nd	73.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	31.7%	19th	14.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.1%	9th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.3%	167th	9.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	129th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	5.3%	8th	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	57.6%	8th	18.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	253rd	58.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Paterson	Rank	New Jersey	US
Female residents	51.7%	122nd	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	29.3%	62nd	20.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Paterson	Rank	New Jersey	US
Housing units	47,946	3rd	3,562,553	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	79.8%	11th	35.9%	25.9%
Households	43,640	3rd	3,180,854	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	29.8%	246th	66.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$318,700	163rd	$349,100	$186,200
People per household	3.3	10th	2.7	2.6

Income Demographics
	Paterson	Rank	New Jersey	US
Income per capita	$15,498	251st	$35,678	$27,915
Income per household	$34,302	247th	$71,180	$52,762
Income below poverty line	27.1%	10th	9.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Paterson	Rank	New Jersey	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	8,944	4th	781,622	27,092,908
Retail sales	$642,053	14th	$124,813,580	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$4,425	156th	$14,453	$12,990