In 2018, Passaic County, NJ had a population of 503k people with a median age of 37.4 and a median household income of $75,259. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of Passaic County, NJ declined from 512,607 to 503,310, a -1.81% decrease and its median household income grew from $64,233 to $75,259, a 17.2% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Passaic County, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (40.6%), White (Hispanic) (21.8%), Other (Hispanic) (18.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.4%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.29%). NaNk% of the people in Passaic County, NJ speak a non-English language, and 86.1% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Passaic County, NJ are Montclair State University (5,241 degrees awarded in 2017), William Paterson University of New Jersey (2,462 degrees), and Berkeley College-Woodland Park (1,293 degrees).
The median property value in Passaic County, NJ is $351,500, and the homeownership rate is 52.2%. Most people in Passaic County, NJ commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 27.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Passaic County, NJ is 2 cars per household.
Passaic County, NJ borders Bergen County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Orange County, NY, Rockland County, NY, and Essex County, NJ.