Paterson, NJ real estate and demographic information
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Paterson, NJ Information
Population 146,199
About Paterson
Paterson is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 146,199 people and 33 constituent neighborhoods, Paterson is the third largest community in New Jersey.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Paterson is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.40% of the Paterson workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Paterson is a city of sales and office workers, service providers and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Paterson who work in office and administrative support (18.20%), sales jobs (9.45%) and maintenance occupations (6.25%).
Paterson Information and Demographics
In Paterson, just 8.19% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 19.23%.
The per capita income in Paterson in 2000 was $13,257, which is low income relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $53,028 for a family of four.
Paterson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Paterson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Paterson, accounting for 50.17% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Paterson residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Paterson include Italian and Jamaican.
In addition, Paterson has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (32.79%).
The most common language spoken in Paterson is Spanish. Some people also speak English.
| PATERSON INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 146,199 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 47,169 |
| PATERSON HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 29.84% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 64.95% |
| % VACANT | 5.21% |
| TYPE OF PATERSON HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 16.33% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 3.72% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 53.38% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 26.49% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.08% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF PATERSON HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 3.46% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 21.90% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 39.38% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 25.37% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 6.95% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.94% |
| AGE OF PATERSON HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 2.05% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 13.99% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 52.38% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 31.58% |
| PATERSON REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $278,999 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $1,286 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0 - $92,000 | 3.62% |
| $92,001 - $183,000 | 12.13% |
| $183,001 - $366,000 | 73.44% |
| $366,001 - $549,000 | 9.47% |
| $549,001 - $732,000 | 0.62% |
| $732,001 - $915,000 | 0.06% |
| $915,001 - $1,373,000 | 0.09% |
| $1,373,001 - $1,830,000 | 0.06% |
| > $1,830,000 | 0.51% |
| PEOPLE OF PATERSON | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 8.41% |
| 5 TO 17 | 21.26% |
| 18 TO 24 | 11.31% |
| 25 TO 34 | 16.03% |
| 35 TO 54 | 27.33% |
| 55 TO 64 | 7.29% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 8.37% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 58.51% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 8.19% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $32,778 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $13,257 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 22.19% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (21.38%) Healthcare (15.16%) Retail (12.06%) Transportation (6.11%) Administration (5.59%) Wholesale (5.59%) Other (5.43%) Education (5.33%) Accommodation (5.08%) Construction (3.98%) Public Service (3.47%) Finance (3.12%) Professional, scientific, and technical services (2.91%) Information Technology (2.42%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 4.43% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 30.53% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 32.54% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.38% |
| ASIAN | 1.86% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS | 0.02% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 28.65% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 6.02% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 50.17% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Italian (4.23%) Jamaican (3.15%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 32.79% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | Spanish (44.27%) English (40.22%) Arabic (1.54%) Italian (1.30%) Indic languages (1.27%) |
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