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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
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.

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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

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 22/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 156/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 25/yr
Days above 90° 19/yr
Below freezing 87/yr
Annual rainfall 51.6in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 87°F
Coldest month
February
Average low 26°F

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

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.

State of New Jersey

State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Common Violet
State capital
Trenton
Nickname
The Garden State

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