Passaic County
Large fringe metro
FIPS 34031
Profiled Cities (1)
People
531.6K
Population
Census 2025 Est.2856.2/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.1.6%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$88K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr38.1
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr84.9%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr13.0%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 202412.0%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr53.1%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr9.6%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr44.3%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr37.9%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr9.7%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
18K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–2323.4K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-5,468
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
5.3%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025276.2K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$62K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$29.1B
County GDP
BEA 202412.4K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023147K
Employees
CBP 2023$9.0B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$460K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$2K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr32.5K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr48.6K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrYes
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
91st pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202231.1%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 202511.2%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202516.5%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202512.5%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202555.1/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–252.4/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25519.6/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
95.8
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively Low
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$148.8M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20257.89
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.33
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20241.7%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202415.2%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20190.8%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
186.1 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202451.2°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202061.1°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202041.3°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202048.6"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Large fringe metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024