Passaic, New Jersey demographics

Passaic, NJ demographics: median age 31.9; 16.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Passaic city, New Jersey · Incorporated city · GEOID 3456550. The survey estimates a population of 70,002 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Passaic is 31.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.2 years. There are 21,151 households (±575). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	31.9 ±1.2	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,002
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	21,051 ±1,106	30.1% ±1.6 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	16,575 ±939	23.7% ±1.3 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	25,075 ±1,086	35.8% ±1.6 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	7,301 ±697	10.4% ±1.0 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,002
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	33,149 ±857	47.4% ±1.2 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	36,853 ±855	52.6% ±1.2 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,002
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	12,402 ±1,123	17.7% ±1.6 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	5,080 ±1,069	7.3% ±1.5 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	648 ±319	0.9% ±0.5 pp	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,124 ±679	4.5% ±1.0 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	47 ±88 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	10,526 ±1,284	15.0% ±1.8 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	38,175 ±1,807	54.5% ±2.6 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,002
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,661 ±1,348	26.7% ±1.9 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	51,341 ±1,347	73.3% ±1.9 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 21,151
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,959 ±658	32.9% ±3.0 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,530 ±238	7.2% ±1.1 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	7,130 ±569	33.7% ±2.5 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,896 ±534	23.1% ±2.4 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	636 ±165	3.0% ±0.8 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 21,151
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	9,505 ±441	44.9% ±1.7 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	11,646 ±739	55.1% ±3.2 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 21,151
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,896 ±534	23.1% ±2.4 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,308 ±568	20.4% ±2.6 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,868 ±451	18.3% ±2.1 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,229 ±472	15.3% ±2.2 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,196 ±330	10.4% ±1.5 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,356 ±279	6.4% ±1.3 pp	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,298 ±182	6.1% ±0.8 pp	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,002
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	41,025 ±1,100	58.6% ±1.6 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	28,977 ±1,102	41.4% ±1.6 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 65,031
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	18,005 ±1,261	27.7% ±1.9 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	43,197 ±1,481	66.4% ±2.2 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	107 ±84 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	51 ±41 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	552 ±281 · low precision	0.8% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,096 ±591	3.2% ±0.9 pp	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	7 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	46 ±54 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±33 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	355 ±165	0.5% ±0.3 pp	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	63 ±57 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	62 ±64 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	490 ±181	0.8% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 40,642
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	13,150 ±1,003	32.4% ±2.4 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	15,015 ±920	36.9% ±2.1 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,417 ±462	10.9% ±1.1 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,281 ±297	3.2% ±0.7 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,519 ±491	11.1% ±1.2 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,260 ±289	5.6% ±0.7 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 69,138
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	65,055 ±966	94.1% ±1.4 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,663 ±795	3.9% ±1.1 pp	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	207 ±104 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	764 ±378	1.1% ±0.5 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	449 ±222	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

22.6% of Passaic residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 93.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Passaic	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	22.6% ±1.4 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.2% ±0.7 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	0.9% ±0.3 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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