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Passaic County

Passaic County has 521,012 residents across 27 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $87,522, 15% below the New Jersey figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $459,500, and 31% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
521,012residentsACS 2020–2024
$87,522median household incomeNew Jersey: $104K
$459,500median home valueowner-occupied homes
93%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Passaic County in New JerseyZIP codes in Passaic County highlighted; the rest of New Jersey in grey
Map of New Jersey with Passaic County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 27 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
0701138,587$74K$429K48%24%90%28 min
0701214,653$102K$484K57%47%93%35 min
0701330,811$116K$478K71%41%91%31 min
070144,975$120K$462K76%50%94%31 min
0705570,002$55K$430K24%17%93%28 min
074037,685$128K$432K71%37%96%31 min
074205,316$109K$376K70%34%95%27 min
074216,977$130K$420K88%39%97%54 min
0742428,085$105K$488K67%46%96%26 min
074352,703$145K$464K76%37%92%40 min
0744211,047$124K$442K80%44%96%32 min
0745611,657$152K$450K96%53%97%35 min
074655,921$115K$420K84%49%97%36 min
0747054,112$153K$613K79%57%96%31 min
0748014,966$133K$380K90%40%93%40 min
0750135,481$44K$334K16%8%85%23 min
0750217,158$77K$375K55%14%93%27 min
0750319,170$60K$351K27%17%90%24 min
0750413,123$77K$382K40%14%93%25 min
075054,691$36K$-666667K1%10%76%22 min
0750619,628$110K$534K69%47%94%27 min
0750823,762$96K$474K63%33%93%29 min
0751210,959$114K$559K74%41%96%27 min
0751311,576$69K$424K34%13%88%23 min
0751420,647$70K$343K35%13%93%25 min
0752223,040$48K$291K20%11%91%24 min
0752413,808$49K$378K19%9%91%27 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

521,012 residents in 178,936 households, next to the New Jersey figure.

24%
under 18
23%
aged 18–34
16%
aged 65 and over
24%
of households are people living alone
46%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

185,816 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $459,500 (±$3,736).

53%
of households own their home
42%
of homes are detached single-family houses
21%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
0%
are mobile homes
4%
of housing units are vacant
$1,621
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20194%
2000–20096%
1990–19995%
1980–19898%
1970–19798%
1960–196912%
1950–195917%
1940–194911%
1939 or earlier29%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,333.

$87,522
median household income
13.0%
of people live below the poverty line
8.0%
unemployment rate
31%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

29 min
average commute to work
16%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
77%
of workers drive or carpool
6%
take public transportation
4%
walk or bike
12%
work from home
14%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

93%
of households have a broadband subscription
6%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Passaic County, New Jersey, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Wallington Municipal Building 2008 jeh
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Passaic NJT sta jeh
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St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Passaic, NJ
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St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Passaic, NJ
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