Humidity & wind
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Population
71,337
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$429,900
Owner-occupied units
Passaic, NJ
New Jersey · 40.858° N, 74.129° W · 3 sq mi
Passaic is a city in New Jersey, with a population of 71,337 and about 22,770 residents per square mile. The median household earns $55,371 a year, and the median home is worth $429,900.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
3 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
22,770
People per square mile
Rank by population
#581
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#891
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$55,371
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,465
Per month
Homeownership
23.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
25.3 min
One way
People
Median age
31.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
16.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
41.4%
Households
21,151
3.29 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 22%
Manufacturing 14.4%
Retail trade 12.1%
Professional & business services 12%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of New Jersey
State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Common Violet
State capital
Trenton
Nickname
The Garden State
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Cities near Passaic
- Clifton, NJ2 mi · 91,127
- Paterson, NJ4 mi · 161,793
- East Orange, NJ8 mi · 72,159
- Union City, NJ8 mi · 66,656
- West New York, NJ8 mi · 53,192
- Newark, NJ9 mi · 323,808
- Hoboken, NJ9 mi · 59,027
- Jersey City, NJ11 mi · 302,013
Cities about the same size
- Camden, NJ71,430
- Lafayette, IN71,238
- Gaithersburg, MD71,113
- Dublin, CA71,602
- Dale City, VA71,016
- St. Joseph, MO71,001
- Centreville, VA71,706
- Ocala, FL71,753
More in New Jersey
- Elizabeth141,675
- Toms River94,956
- Trenton91,506
- Bayonne74,744
- Camden71,430
- Lakewood69,585
- Vineland62,703
- Plainfield57,141
Wealthiest person in New Jersey
Name
John Overdeck
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Millburn
Source of wealth
Hedge funds
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New Jersey · private sector
Employer
RWJBarnabas Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New Jersey
Company
Johnson & Johnson
Revenue
$88.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New Brunswick
Ticker
JNJ
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.