Sussex County vs. Passaic County

Sussex County (NJ)Passaic County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)140,799503,310
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-5.4%0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)148,909501,609
Population, Census, April 1, 2010149,265501,226
Persons under 5 years, percent4.5%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.8%23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.3%14.5%
Female persons, percent50.3%51.2%
White alone, percent93.5%74.7%
Black or African American alone, percent2.5%15.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%1.5%
Asian alone, percent2.0%5.8%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.6%42.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.8%40.8%
Veterans, 2014-20187,71013,369
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.9%29.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)62,464177,278
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201882.5%53.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$266,000$336,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,241$2,625
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$974$1,184
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,260$1,273
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.4%52.7%
Building permits, 2018156624
Households, 2014-201853,361163,670
Persons per household, 2014-20182.633.03
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.9%92.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.5%48.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.3%85.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.1%78.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.8%83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.9%28.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.5%5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.1%13.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.3%63.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.6%57.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)222,300647,958
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)551,1852,516,793
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)465,8365,214,506
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)459,5819,132,530
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,819,8167,294,039
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,343$14,504
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201838.227.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$90,520$66,476
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,639$30,800
Persons in poverty, percent5.2%13.6%
Total employer establishments, 20173,22412,158
Total employment, 201732,217144,817
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,352,3566,930,489
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.4%-1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201711,24042,305
All firms, 201212,23845,724
Men-owned firms, 20127,48927,089
Women-owned firms, 20123,36614,529
Minority-owned firms, 201292416,478
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,97227,674
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,2123,163
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201210,43940,516
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%9.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%6.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%17.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.8%25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010287.62,715.3
Land area in square miles, 2010519.01184.59

Source: United States Census Bureau

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