Bergen County vs. Passaic County

	Bergen County (NJ)	Passaic County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	936,692	503,310
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.5%	0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	905,143	501,609
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	905,116	501,226
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.2%	23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	14.5%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	51.2%
White alone, percent	73.0%	74.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.3%	15.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	1.5%
Asian alone, percent	16.9%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	20.6%	42.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	55.7%	40.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	27,903	13,369
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	30.7%	29.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	359,291	177,278
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.4%	53.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$459,200	$336,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$3,007	$2,625
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,254	$1,184
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,454	$1,273
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	40.9%	52.7%
Building permits, 2018	2,849	624
Households, 2014-2018	338,249	163,670
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	3.03
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.3%	92.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	39.7%	48.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.1%	85.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.6%	78.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.2%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	48.3%	28.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.3%	5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.6%	13.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	63.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.3%	57.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,016,749	647,958
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	9,302,959	2,516,793
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	12,577,581	5,214,506
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	77,906,550	9,132,530
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	20,349,156	7,294,039
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$22,145	$14,504
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.7	27.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$95,837	$66,476
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,426	$30,800
Persons in poverty, percent	6.8%	13.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	31,916	12,158
Total employment, 2017	436,581	144,817
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	26,796,163	6,930,489
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.2%	-1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	98,170	42,305
All firms, 2012	110,267	45,724
Men-owned firms, 2012	63,895	27,089
Women-owned firms, 2012	34,576	14,529
Minority-owned firms, 2012	31,395	16,478
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	75,344	27,674
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,713	3,163
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	98,227	40,516
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.6%	9.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.3%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.4%	17.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.1%	25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	3,884.5	2,715.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	233.01	184.59

Source: United States Census Bureau

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