Passaic County, New Jersey
Passaic County, New Jersey
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 489,049 |
| 2010 | 501,226 |
| 2020 | 524,118 |
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, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Passaic County | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 518,289 | 9,267,014 |
| Median household income | $87,137 | $101,050 |
| Median age | 38.1 | 40.1 |
| Median home value | $439,400 | $427,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 30.3% | 42.9% |
| Foreign-born residents | 32.8% | 23.5% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 52.8% | 63.7% |
| Mean commute to work | 27.3 minutes | 30.9 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $87,137 · 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, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 94,011 units
- Renter occupied
- 83,953 units
- Vacancy rate
- 4%
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, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
146,956 employees in 12,406 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Passaic County
- BloomingdaleBorough
- CliftonCity
- Great NotchCensus designated place
- HaledonBorough
- HawthorneBorough
- HewittCensus designated place
- Little Falls TownshipTownship
- MacopinCensus designated place
- Montclair State UniversityCensus designated place
- NewfoundlandCensus designated place
- North HaledonBorough
- Packanack LakeCensus designated place
- PassaicCity
- PatersonCity
- Pines LakeCensus designated place
- Pompton LakesBorough
- PreaknessCensus designated place
- Prospect ParkBorough
- RingwoodBorough
- SingacCensus designated place
- TotowaBorough
- Upper Greenwood LakeCensus designated place
- WanaqueBorough
- Wayne TownshipTownship
- West Milford TownshipTownship
- William Paterson University of New JerseyCensus designated place
- Woodland ParkBorough
Neighboring counties
- Bergen CountyPopulation 978,641 (2024 estimate)
- Essex CountyPopulation 881,527 (2024 estimate)
- Morris CountyPopulation 523,053 (2024 estimate)
- Orange County, NYNo page yet
- Rockland County, NYNo page yet
- Sussex CountyPopulation 147,444 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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- Type
- County
- Land area
- 186.1 sq mi
- Water area
- 12.4 sq mi
- Population
- 526,597 (2024 estimate)
- Households
- 177,964
- Median age
- 38.1
- Median household income
- $87,137
- Median home value
- $439,400
- Median gross rent
- $1,553
- Owner-occupied homes
- 52.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 30.3%
- Foreign-born residents
- 32.8%
- Mean commute to work
- 27.3 minutes
- Census GEOID
- 34031
Sources: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- ZIP codes
- 07011, 07012, 07013, 07014, 07055, 07403, 07420, 07421, 07424, 07435, 07438, 07442, 07456, 07460, 07465, 07470, 07480, 07501, 07502, 07503, 07504, 07505, 07506, 07508, 07512, 07513, 07514, 07522, 07524
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Sources: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship file: ZCTAs to counties, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Gazetteer 2025: metropolitan and micropolitan areas, retrieved November 14, 2026.