# Passaic County, New Jersey demographics

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Passaic County, New Jersey (county FIPS 34031) has a median household income of $87,522 (±$2,333) and a total population of 521,012 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 33 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 521,012 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 38.1 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 178,936 | ±778 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $87,522 | ±$2,333 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $459,500 | ±$3,736 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,621 | ±$17 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 53.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 46.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 84.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 30.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 13% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 34031 |
| Land area | 186.13 sq mi |
| Water area | 12.36 sq mi |
| Population density | 2,799 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [07480](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07480) | 17.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [07456](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07456) | 13.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [07470](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07470) | 12.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [07421](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07421) | 11.1% | 91.7% | Yes |
| [07460](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07460) | 5.1% | 33.4% |  |
| [07465](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07465) | 4.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [07435](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07435) | 4.4% | 64.6% | Yes |
| [07403](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07403) | 3.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [07424](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07424) | 3.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [07508](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07508) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [07438](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07438) | 2.4% | 14.9% |  |
| [07013](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07013) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [07512](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07512) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [07506](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07506) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [07055](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07055) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [07011](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07011) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [07442](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07442) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [07420](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07420) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [07012](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07012) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [07501](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07501) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [07503](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07503) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [07014](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07014) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [07514](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07514) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [07522](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07522) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [07502](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07502) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [07504](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07504) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [07524](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07524) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [07513](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07513) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [07505](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07505) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [07043](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07043) | 0.1% | 4% |  |
| [07009](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07009) | 0% | 0.3% |  |
| [07110](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07110) | 0% | 0.3% |  |
| [07436](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07436) | 0% | 0% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:031&in=state:34
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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