Passaic County vs. Essex County

	Passaic County (NJ)	Essex County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	503,310	799,767
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.3%	2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	501,609	783,885
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	501,226	783,969
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.7%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.8%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.5%	13.6%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	51.9%
White alone, percent	74.7%	49.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	15.0%	41.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.5%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	5.8%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.3%	23.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	40.8%	30.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	13,369	18,906
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	29.5%	26.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	177,278	318,813
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	53.0%	44.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$336,600	$372,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,625	$2,823
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,184	$1,302
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,273	$1,143
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	52.7%	60.1%
Building permits, 2018	624	2,053
Households, 2014-2018	163,670	282,502
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.03	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.2%	89.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	48.4%	35.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.4%	87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.4%	78.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.4%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.1%	34.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.2%	11.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.5%	65.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.1%	61.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	647,958	1,378,698
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,516,793	6,274,291
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,214,506	5,942,038
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,132,530	13,657,695
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,294,039	9,204,586
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,504	$11,685
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.9	34.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$66,476	$59,302
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,800	$37,141
Persons in poverty, percent	13.6%	14.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	12,158	18,874
Total employment, 2017	144,817	292,219
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	6,930,489	17,747,947
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.1%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	42,305	69,794
All firms, 2012	45,724	75,564
Men-owned firms, 2012	27,089	39,994
Women-owned firms, 2012	14,529	29,092
Minority-owned firms, 2012	16,478	35,331
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	27,674	37,784
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,163	4,543
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	40,516	68,453
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.5%	21.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.9%	11.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.4%	30.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,715.3	6,211.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	184.59	126.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Passaic county (NJ) and Essex county (NJ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.