Rockland County vs. Passaic County

	Rockland County (NY)	Passaic County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	325,695	503,310
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.5%	0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	311,694	501,609
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	311,687	501,226
Persons under 5 years, percent	8.1%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	28.2%	23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.7%	14.5%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	51.2%
White alone, percent	77.7%	74.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.3%	15.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	1.5%
Asian alone, percent	6.3%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	18.1%	42.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	62.8%	40.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	8,778	13,369
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	20.8%	29.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	106,747	177,278
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.7%	53.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$434,000	$336,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$3,097	$2,625
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,339	$1,184
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,463	$1,273
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	32.6%	52.7%
Building permits, 2018	324	624
Households, 2014-2018	100,005	163,670
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.17	3.03
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.6%	92.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	38.8%	48.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.5%	85.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.6%	78.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.9%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	40.6%	28.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.0%	13.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.6%	63.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.0%	57.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	501,167	647,958
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,083,472	2,516,793
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	9,613,228	5,214,506
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,891,990	9,132,530
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,153,693	7,294,039
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,072	$14,504
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.6	27.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$91,108	$66,476
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,076	$30,800
Persons in poverty, percent	13.9%	13.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	10,187	12,158
Total employment, 2017	112,257	144,817
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,236,748	6,930,489
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.2%	-1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	28,211	42,305
All firms, 2012	31,220	45,724
Men-owned firms, 2012	18,538	27,089
Women-owned firms, 2012	9,433	14,529
Minority-owned firms, 2012	7,478	16,478
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	22,494	27,674
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,931	3,163
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	27,984	40,516
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.3%	9.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.5%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.8%	17.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.4%	25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,795.9	2,715.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	173.55	184.59

Source: United States Census Bureau

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