Passaic

Population & Demographics

Passaic, NJ

Passaic is home to 70,002 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 27,683 resident workers commute each day.

New JerseyCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
70,002
people
Population

70,002 residents

Median age 31.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Passaic population & demographics

Who lives in Passaic — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
70,002
Median age
31.9yrs
Median household income
$55,371
Median home value
$429,900
Median gross rent
$1,465/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
16.7%
Poverty rate
22.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Passaic

How Passaic breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino73.3%
White14.1%
Black6.8%
Asian4.4%
Two or more races0.7%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Passaic

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Passaic.

Passaic at a glance
Employed Residents
27,683
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
7.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
12.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
New York
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Passaic proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Passaic commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

56 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Passaic

27,683 commutes, one dot at a time

Passaic

Where 27,683 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Passaic, by worker count.

1Passaic0.0 mi3,441
2New York15.2 mi2,353
3Clifton1.6 mi1,953
4Paterson4.4 mi1,190
5Newark9.0 mi755
6Hackensack4.7 mi591
7Paramus7.0 mi570
8Jersey City9.9 mi534

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Passaic.

1Passaic0.0 mi3,441
2Clifton1.6 mi1,646
3Paterson4.4 mi1,285
4New York15.2 mi769
5Newark9.0 mi436
6Jersey City9.9 mi376
7Garfield1.8 mi376
8West New York7.8 mi246

Top industries

The sectors that employ Passaic’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance19.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services15.2%
INInformation14.7%
RTRetail Trade12.8%
EDEducational Services11.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services4.2%
MFManufacturing4.1%
WSWholesale Trade4.0%
PAPublic Administration3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Passaic

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps100%
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