Essex County vs. Passaic County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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