Passaic County Residents
1980: 447,585
1990: 453,060
2000: 489,049
Percent change, 1990–2000: 7.9%
U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported
U.S. rank in 2000: 115th
City Residents
1980: 137,970
1990: 140,891
2000: 149,222
2003 estimate: 150,782
Percent change, 1990–2000: 5.9%
U.S. rank in 1990: 128th (State rank: 3rd)
U.S. rank in 2000: 147th (State rank: 3rd)
Density: 17,675.4 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 45,913
Black or African American: 49,095
American Indian and Alaska Native: 901
Asian: 2,831
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 84
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 74,774
Other: 41,184
Percent of residents born in state: 46.4% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 12,578
Population 5 to 9 years old: 12,987
Population 10 to 14 years old: 12,173
Population 15 to 19 years old: 11,446
Population 20 to 24 years old: 11,937
Population 25 to 34 years old: 24,647
Population 35 to 44 years old: 23,082
Population 45 to 54 years old: 16,843
Population 55 to 59 years old: 6,222
Population 60 to 64 years old: 4,908
Population 65 to 74 years old: 6,937
Population 75 to 84 years old: 4,106
Population 85 years and over: 1,356
Median age: 30.5 years
Births (2002)
Total number: 2,843
Deaths (2002)
Total number: 1,031 (of which, 18 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $13,257 (1999)
Median household income: $32,778
Total households: 44,760
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 6,908
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,379
$15,000 to $24,999: 6,721
$25,000 to $34,999: 6,413
$35,000 to $49,999: 7,451
$50,000 to $74,999: 7,536
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,228
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,257
$150,000 to $199,999: 494
$200,000 or more: 373
Percent of families below poverty level: 19.2% (25.7% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 6,842