Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ

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2022 Population
141,127
0.459% 1-year decline
US Senator
Bob Menendez
Democratic Party
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
35.7
1.71% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
14.9%
13.8% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$70,127
10.9% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$411,200
14.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ had a population of 141k people with a median age of 35.7 and a median household income of $70,127. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ declined from 141,778 to 141,127, a −0.459% decrease and its median household income grew from $63,222 to $70,127, a 10.9% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (29.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (23.8%), White (Hispanic) (17.5%), Other (Hispanic) (15%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.56%).

66% of the households in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, 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.

79.9% of the residents in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ are American Institute-Clifton (297 degrees awarded in 2022), Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (63 degrees), and Capri Institute of Hair Design-Clifton (54 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ was $411,200, and the homeownership rate was 39%.

Most people in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ is home to a population of 141k people, from which 79.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 39.6% of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ residents were born outside of the country (55.9k people).

In 2022, there were 1.25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (42.1k people) in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 33.5k Two+ (Hispanic) and 24.7k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ are Spanish (68,082 households), Arabic (3,631 households), and Polish (2,888 households).

Citizenship

79.9%
2022 Citizenship
80%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 79.9% of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ was 80%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    42.1k ± 1.8k
  2. Two+ (Hispanic)
    33.5k ± 2.58k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    24.7k ± 2.2k
57.8%
Hispanic Population
81.6k people

In 2022, there were 1.25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (42.1k people) in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 33.5k Two+ (Hispanic) and 24.7k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

57.8% of the people in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ are hispanic (81.6k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

39.6%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
55.9k people
39%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
55.3k people

As of 2022, 39.6% of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ residents (55.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ was 39%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    68,082 households (51.7%)
  2. Arabic
    3,631 households (2.76%)
  3. Polish
    2,888 households (2.19%)

66% of the households in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 21.7%. 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.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ was Spanish. 51.7% of the households in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    929 ± 341
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    431 ± 204
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    180 ± 106

Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.16 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ employs 62.8k people. The largest industries in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ are Elementary & secondary schools (3,754 people), Construction (3,376 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,196 people), and the highest paying industries are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($220,986), Scientific research & development services ($147,580), and Data processing, hosting & related services ($132,408).

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
28,172
Women
46.6%
32,258
Men
53.4%

The workforce of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ in 2020 was 60,430 people, with 46.6% woman, and 53.4% men.

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Occupations

62.8k
2022 Value
1.6%
1 Year growth
± 1.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 1.6%, from 61.8k employees to 62.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ, are Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (2,832 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,973 people), and Retail salespersons (1,718 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

62.8k
2022 Value
1.6%
1 Year growth
± 1.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 1.6%, from 61.8k employees to 62.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ, are Elementary & secondary schools (3,754 people), Construction (3,376 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,196 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$44,666
Median earning men ± $1,531
$33,706
Median earning women ± $2,025

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($81,518), Public Administration ($74,697), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,274).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($69,320), Public Administration ($66,908), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,531).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from New Jersey

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Bob Menendez
Senator from New Jersey1
Assumed office on January 17, 2006
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jon Corzine, who was elected Governor of New Jersey.
Cory Booker
Senator from New Jersey2
Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from New Jersey

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Jersey have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ awarded 414 degrees. The student population of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 360 male students and 891 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ are Hispanic or Latino (259 and 62.9%), followed by White (74 and 18%), Black or African American (42 and 10.2%), and Asian (25 and 6.07%).

The largest universities in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ by number of degrees awarded are American Institute-Clifton (297 and 71.7%), Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (63 and 15.2%), and Capri Institute of Hair Design-Clifton (54 and 13%).

The most popular majors in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ are Medical Assistant (178 and 43%), Medicine (63 and 15.2%), and Massage Therapy (56 and 13.5%).

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 1.77% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.35% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (37.4k), Secondary Education (20.9k), and Primary Education (20.8k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ was $411,200 in 2022, which is 1.46 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $360,300 to $411,200, a 14.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ is 39%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ is $70,127. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ was Bergen County (Central)--Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood PUMA, NJ with a value of $183,624, followed by Somerset County (North & West) PUMA, NJ and Essex County (Southwest)--West Orange & Livingston PUMA, NJ, with respective values of $170,196 and $163,601.

Property

$411,200
Median Property Value 2022
±$9,368
$18,155
Median Property Taxes
±$933

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

39%
Homeownership
2022
62.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 39% of the housing units in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 38.2%.

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Income by Location

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In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ was Bergen County (Central)--Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood PUMA, NJ with a value of $183,624, followed by Somerset County (North & West) PUMA, NJ and Essex County (Southwest)--West Orange & Livingston PUMA, NJ, with respective values of $170,196 and $163,601.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$70,127
Median Household Income
± $3,157
46.5k
Number of Households
± 1,825

In 2022, the median household income of the 46.5k households in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ grew to $70,127 from the previous year's value of $63,222.

The following chart displays the households in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

0.449
2022 Wage GINI in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ
0.454
2021 Wage GINI in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ

In 2022, the income inequality in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.997% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (60.4%)
  2. Carpooled (12.6%)
  3. Public Transit (10.4%)

In 2022, 60.4% of workers in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (10.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.7% of the workforce in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

14.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ (21k out of 141k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

82.9% of the population of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ has health coverage, with 36.6% on employee plans, 28.3% on Medicaid, 9.45% on Medicare, 8.33% on non-group plans, and 0.258% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1181 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.854% increase from the previous year (1171 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1168 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 370 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,181 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Jersey

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see an average of 1,181 patients per year. This represents a 0.854% increase from the previous year (1,171 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.3% under 18 years, 21.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 13% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

17.1%
Uninsured
36.6%
Employer Coverage
28.3%
Medicaid
9.45%
Medicare
8.33%
Non-Group
0.258%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ declined by 0.171% from 17.1% to 17.1%.

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