Passaic County vs. Sussex County
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Passaic County (NJ) Sussex County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 503,310 140,799
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.3% -5.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 501,609 148,909
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 501,226 149,265
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.7% 4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.8% 19.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.5% 17.3%
Female persons, percent 51.2% 50.3%
White alone, percent 74.7% 93.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 15.0% 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.5% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 5.8% 2.0%
Two or More Races, percent 2.8% 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 42.3% 8.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 40.8% 85.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018 13,369 7,710
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 29.5% 7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 177,278 62,464
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 53.0% 82.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $336,600 $266,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,625 $2,241
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,184 $974
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,273 $1,260
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 52.7% 13.4%
Building permits, 2018 624 156
Households, 2014-2018 163,670 53,361
Persons per household, 2014-2018 3.03 2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 92.2% 91.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 48.4% 9.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.4% 93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.4% 88.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 83.4% 94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 28.1% 34.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.4% 7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.2% 6.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.5% 68.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.1% 63.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 647,958 222,300
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,516,793 551,185
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 5,214,506 465,836
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 9,132,530 459,581
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 7,294,039 1,819,816
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,504 $12,343
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 27.9 38.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $66,476 $90,520
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,800 $42,639
Persons in poverty, percent 13.6% 5.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 12,158 3,224
Total employment, 2017 144,817 32,217
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 6,930,489 1,352,356
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.1% -1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 42,305 11,240
All firms, 2012 45,724 12,238
Men-owned firms, 2012 27,089 7,489
Women-owned firms, 2012 14,529 3,366
Minority-owned firms, 2012 16,478 924
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 27,674 10,972
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 3,163 1,212
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 40,516 10,439
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.5% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.2% 2.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 17.9% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.4% 25.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 2,715.3 287.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 184.59 519.01
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Passaic county (NJ) and Sussex county (NJ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.