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Passaic, NJ
Demographic Data




Passaic Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Passaic Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

69,128

Age

Under 5 Years:
8.3%
5 - 17:
23.0%
18 - 24:
11.9%
25 - 34:
12.3%
35 - 54:
26.8%
55 - 64:
8.8%
Over 65 Years:
9.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.4%
4.4%
67.4%
67.4%
16.1%
16.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Passaic
USA
$23,832
$23,832
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Passaic
USA
$57,832
$57,832
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

21.9%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Construction
Administration
Transportation
Education
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Wholesale
Finance
18.8%
18.8%
14.1%
14.1%
10.6%
10.6%
8.0%
8.0%
7.5%
7.5%
7.3%
7.3%
7.2%
7.2%
6.6%
6.6%
5.1%
5.1%
3.9%
3.9%
3.8%
3.8%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
74.1%
74.1%
14.6%
14.6%
6.4%
6.4%
3.8%
3.8%
0.9%
0.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Polish
Italian
Eastern European
Russian
Israeli
European
German
Irish
African
Austrian
Hungarian
Ukrainian
English
Canadian
Jamaican
Nigerian
Haitian
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Macedonian
Lithuanian
2.2%
2.2%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Langs. of India
Native American languages
Slavic languages
Polish
Tagalog
Russian
Other Asian languages
French
Pacific Island languages
Arabic
German/Yiddish
African languages
Hungarian
Chinese
Persian
Italian
Navajo
Vietnamese
67.9%
67.9%
26.6%
26.6%
1.8%
1.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Passaic Residents

42.2%


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