Passaic County vs. Morris County

Passaic County (NJ)Morris County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)503,310494,228
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.3%0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)501,609492,314
Population, Census, April 1, 2010501,226492,276
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.8%21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.5%17.1%
Female persons, percent51.2%50.9%
White alone, percent74.7%83.2%
Black or African American alone, percent15.0%3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.5%0.3%
Asian alone, percent5.8%10.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent42.3%13.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent40.8%70.8%
Veterans, 2014-201813,36918,808
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201829.5%19.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)177,278194,282
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201853.0%74.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$336,600$448,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,625$2,864
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,184$1,173
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,273$1,476
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201352.7%25.4%
Building permits, 20186241,589
Households, 2014-2018163,670180,896
Persons per household, 2014-20183.032.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201892.2%91.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201848.4%24.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.4%93.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.4%90.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.4%94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.1%53.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.4%4.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.2%5.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.5%68.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.1%61.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)647,9581,235,003
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,516,7934,235,357
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,214,5065,177,971
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,132,53021,280,552
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,294,0399,346,928
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,504$18,769
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.931.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$66,476$111,316
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,800$55,826
Persons in poverty, percent13.6%4.7%
Total employer establishments, 201712,15816,962
Total employment, 2017144,817305,297
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)6,930,48923,883,618
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.1%2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201742,30544,473
All firms, 201245,72453,567
Men-owned firms, 201227,08931,260
Women-owned firms, 201214,52916,132
Minority-owned firms, 201216,4789,323
Nonminority-owned firms, 201227,67442,107
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,1633,955
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201240,51647,200
Black-owned firms, percent, 20079.5%2.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20076.2%7.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200717.9%5.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.4%24.3%
Population per square mile, 20102,715.31,069.8
Land area in square miles, 2010184.59460.18

Source: United States Census Bureau

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