Passaic County vs. Orange County

	Passaic County (NJ)	Orange County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	503,310	381,951
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.3%	2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	501,609	372,829
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	501,226	372,813
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.7%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.8%	25.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.5%	14.0%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	49.9%
White alone, percent	74.7%	80.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	15.0%	12.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.5%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	5.8%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.3%	21.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	40.8%	63.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	13,369	19,756
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	29.5%	10.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	177,278	144,232
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	53.0%	68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$336,600	$263,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,625	$2,280
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,184	$909
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,273	$1,223
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	52.7%	29.1%
Building permits, 2018	624	1,084
Households, 2014-2018	163,670	126,776
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.03	2.90
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.2%	91.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	48.4%	24.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.4%	88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.4%	76.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.4%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.1%	29.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.2%	5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.5%	62.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.1%	58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	647,958	575,225
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,516,793	2,176,848
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,214,506	2,592,425
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,132,530	8,298,409
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,294,039	6,221,053
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,504	$16,611
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.9	33.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$66,476	$76,716
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,800	$33,472
Persons in poverty, percent	13.6%	11.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	12,158	9,596
Total employment, 2017	144,817	118,615
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	6,930,489	4,805,589
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.1%	0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	42,305	25,847
All firms, 2012	45,724	29,609
Men-owned firms, 2012	27,089	17,418
Women-owned firms, 2012	14,529	9,576
Minority-owned firms, 2012	16,478	5,989
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	27,674	22,503
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,163	2,523
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	40,516	25,811
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.5%	7.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.9%	7.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.4%	29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,715.3	459.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	184.59	811.69

Source: United States Census Bureau

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