In 2021, Passaic County, NJ had a population of 521k people with a median age of 37.5 and a median household income of $78,386. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Passaic County, NJ grew from 502,763 to 521,067, a 3.64% increase and its median household income grew from $73,562 to $78,386, a 6.56% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Passaic County, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (40.2%), Other (Hispanic) (16.5%), White (Hispanic) (15.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.3%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (9.54%).
None of the households in Passaic County, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
85.6% of the residents in Passaic County, NJ are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Passaic County, NJ are Montclair State University (5,506 degrees awarded in 2021), William Paterson University of New Jersey (2,216 degrees), and Berkeley College-Woodland Park (1,048 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Passaic County, NJ was $363,700, and the homeownership rate was 52.2%.
Most people in Passaic County, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Passaic County, NJ was 2 cars per household.
Passaic County, NJ borders Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Orange County, NY, and Rockland County, NY.