| | People QuickFacts | Passaic County | New Jersey |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 502,007 | 8,821,155 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 501,226 | 8,791,894 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 501,226 | 8,791,894 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.9% | 6.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.6% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 12.3% | 13.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.4% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 76.0% | 74.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 14.7% | 14.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.4% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 5.4% | 8.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.3% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 37.7% | 18.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 44.8% | 58.9% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 91.5% | 89.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 27.1% | 20.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 46.1% | 28.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 81.5% | 87.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 25.2% | 34.6% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 18,524 | 488,675 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 26.8 | 29.8 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 176,264 | 3,562,553 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 55.3% | 66.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 53.2% | 36.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $382,600 | $357,000 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 161,428 | 3,176,069 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 3.00 | 2.69 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $26,095 | $34,858 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $54,944 | $69,811 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 15.1% | 9.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Passaic County | New Jersey |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 11,648 | 228,9371 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 143,593 | 3,367,1691 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -15.5 | -5.11 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 34,568 | 604,723 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 43,366 | 781,622 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 9.5% | 7.7% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.5% | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.2% | 8.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 17.9% | 8.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.4% | 27.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 5,178,299 | 116,608,094 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 7,021,052 | 233,413,004 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 6,598,022 | 124,813,580 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,546 | $14,453 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 538,657 | 19,993,613 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 406 | 12,952 |