Passaic County, NJ Population

Overview

521,067

Total Population

37.5

Median age

50.90%

Female population %

96.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

52.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

221,356

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Passaic County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Passaic County is 37.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Passaic County's population under 18 was 23.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Passaic County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Passaic County, 19.93% were under the age of 15, 20.37% aged 15 to 29, 45.11% aged 30 to 64, 12.77% aged 65 to 84, and 1.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9,391 more females than males in Passaic County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.90% females and 49.10% males in Passaic County, NJ.
The Passaic County, NJ gender ratio is 96.5:100 i.e. 96.5 men to 100 women (0.965).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 18,044.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 18,193.

Passaic County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Passaic County population: 55.69% are White, 10.94% are Black or African American, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.38% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 16.79% are some other race and 10.89% are multiracial.
Passaic County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 221,356 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 299,711 (57.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Passaic County is White with a population of 290,193 (55.69% of the total population).

Passaic County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 523,406 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Passaic County's population increased by 11,341 (2.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Passaic County's population increased by 21,396 (4.26%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Passaic County's population was lowest in year 2007 at 489,106.