Passaic, New Jersey

City in Passaic County, New Jersey

Population, 2000 to 2020+3.9%

Population of Passaic at each census
Census	Population
2000	67,861
2010	69,781
2020	70,537

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Passaic compared with its county and state

Passaic compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	Passaic	Passaic County	New Jersey
Population	69,651	518,289	9,267,014
Median household income	$56,780	$87,137	$101,050
Median age	30.9	38.1	40.1
Median home value	$406,500	$439,400	$427,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher	16.9%	30.3%	42.9%
Foreign-born residents	42.1%	32.8%	23.5%
Owner-occupied homes	23.5%	52.8%	63.7%
Mean commute to work	25.9 minutes	27.3 minutes	30.9 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Passaic

Under $50k45.2%

$50k to $100k29.1%

$100k to $150k14.1%

$150k to $200k5.4%

$200k and over6.2%

Median household income $56,780 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Passaic

23.5%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 4,798 units
Renter occupied: 15,636 units
Vacancy rate: 2.8%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Public schools in Passaic21

Public schools in Passaic, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
Abraham Lincoln School Number 24	Public	Pre-K	Passaic City School District
Casimir Pulaski School No. 8	Public	Pre-K	Passaic City School District
Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19	Public	1–8	Passaic City School District
Etta Gero School No. 9	Public	K–6	Passaic City School District
Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25	Public	K–3	Passaic City School District
Mario Drago School No. 3	Public	Pre-K–8	Passaic City School District
Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6	Public	Pre-K–8	Passaic City School District
Sallie D. Gamble School No. 7	Public	Pre-K–K	Passaic City School District
Sonia Sotomayor School #21	Public	K–8	Passaic City School District
Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10	Public	K–6	Passaic City School District
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1	Public	K–8	Passaic City School District
Vincent Capuana School No. 15	Public	Pre-K–K	Passaic City School District
William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11	Public	K–8	Passaic City School District
Ellen Ochoa School Number 22	Public	4–6	Passaic City School District
Muhammad Ali School Number 23	Public	7–8	Passaic City School District
Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20	Public	2–8	Passaic City School District
Hope Academy	Alternative	6–12	Northern Region Educational Services Commission
Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering	Public	6–12	Passaic City School District
Passaic High School No. 12	Public	9–12	Passaic City School District
Passaic Preparatory Academy	Public	6–12	Passaic City School District
Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Charter	K–12	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.