Passaic County vs. Rockland County

	Passaic County (NJ)	Rockland County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	503,310	325,695
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.3%	4.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	501,609	311,694
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	501,226	311,687
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.7%	8.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.8%	28.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.5%	15.7%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	50.9%
White alone, percent	74.7%	77.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	15.0%	13.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	5.8%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.3%	18.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	40.8%	62.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	13,369	8,778
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	29.5%	20.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	177,278	106,747
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	53.0%	68.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$336,600	$434,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,625	$3,097
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,184	$1,339
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,273	$1,463
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	52.7%	32.6%
Building permits, 2018	624	324
Households, 2014-2018	163,670	100,005
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.03	3.17
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.2%	91.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	48.4%	38.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.4%	87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.4%	80.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.4%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.1%	40.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	5.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.2%	6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.5%	64.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.1%	59.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	647,958	501,167
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,516,793	2,083,472
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,214,506	9,613,228
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,132,530	3,891,990
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,294,039	4,153,693
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,504	$13,072
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.9	31.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$66,476	$91,108
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,800	$38,076
Persons in poverty, percent	13.6%	13.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	12,158	10,187
Total employment, 2017	144,817	112,257
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	6,930,489	5,236,748
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.1%	1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	42,305	28,211
All firms, 2012	45,724	31,220
Men-owned firms, 2012	27,089	18,538
Women-owned firms, 2012	14,529	9,433
Minority-owned firms, 2012	16,478	7,478
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	27,674	22,494
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,163	1,931
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	40,516	27,984
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.5%	7.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.9%	6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.4%	26.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,715.3	1,795.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	184.59	173.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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