Editing Passaic, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1880= 6532
|1890= 13028
|1900= 27777
|1910= 54773
|1920= 63841
|1930= 62959
|1940= 61394
|1950= 57702
|1960= 53963
|1970= 55124
|1980= 52463
|1990= 58041
|2000= 67861
|2010= 69781
|2020= 70537
| estimate=68903
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=ANNRNK/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small> 1880–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed July 29, 2013.</ref><br>1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 99. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed January 14, 2013.</ref> 1880–1900<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=EjsoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA792&lpg=PA792 ''Passaic''], ''[[Chambers's Encyclopaedia]]: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge'', [[W. & R. Chambers]], 1901. Accessed November 25, 2011.</ref> 1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA338 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 338. Accessed January 14, 2013.</ref><br>1910<ref>Colby, Frank Moore; Williams, Talcott. [https://books.google.com/books?id=xG4NAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA141&lpg=PA141&dq=passaic+27777+54773 "Passaic"], pp. 140-1, ''[[New International Encyclopedia]]'', Dodd, Mead and company, 1918. Accessed November 25, 2011.</ref> 1880–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA711 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 711. Accessed January 14, 2013.</ref> 1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><br>2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403156550 DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 - 2010 Demographic Profile Data] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212100925/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403156550 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 18, 2011.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_pas/passaic1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Passaic city] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506173406/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_pas/passaic1.pdf |date=May 6, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 14, 2011.</ref><ref name=Census2010XLS>[http://2010.census.gov/news/xls/st34-final_newjersey.xls The Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships in 2010 in New Jersey: 2000 and 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221020910/http://2010.census.gov/news/xls/st34-final_newjersey.xls |date=February 21, 2011 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 19, 2011.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/passaiccitynewjersey QuickFacts Passaic city, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 11, 2022.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
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Among the speakers of Polish in Passaic are many [[Gorals]].<ref>Strybel, Robert. [http://ampoleagle.com/gromada-examines-highlanders-impact-on-poland-p5967-124.htm "Gromada examines highlanders impact on Poland"], ''Am-Pol Eagle''. Accessed January 14, 2013. "They and their descendants can be encountered throughout the Northeast and Midwest, including in the author's own hometown of Passaic, NJ, but also in California and Colorado."</ref>

With over 1,300 families, estimated at a total population of 15,000, Passaic has one of the state's fastest-growing Orthodox Jewish communities. It is home to over 20 yeshivas and other educational institutions, as well as many kosher food and other shopping establishments.<ref name=JP2008/>

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 69,781 people, 19,411 households, and 14,597 families in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|22179.6|/sqmi}}. There were 20,432 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6494.2|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 45.06% (31,440) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 10.64% (7,425) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 1.07% (745) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 4.36% (3,040) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.04% (27) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 33.37% (23,284) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 5.47% (3,820) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 71.02% (49,557) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/> The city's Hispanic population represented the fourth-highest percentage among municipalities in New Jersey as of the 2010 Census.<ref>Mascarenhas, Rohan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/census_data_shows_hispanics_as.html "Census data shows Hispanics as the largest minority in N.J."], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', February 3, 2011. Accessed August 7, 2013.</ref>

Of the 19,411 households, 42.8% had children under the age of 18; 41.7% were married couples living together; 23.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.8% were non-families. Of all households, 19.5% were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.57 and the average family size was 4.02.<ref name=Census2010/>

31.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 100.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 99.2 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $31,135 (with a margin of error of +/− $1,280) and the median family income was $34,934 (+/− $2,987). Males had a median income of $30,299 (+/− $1,883) versus $25,406 (+/− $2,456) for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,424 (+/− $581). About 25.0% of families and 27.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.9% of those under age 18 and 25.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403156550 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Passaic city, Passaic County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212085824/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403156550 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 14, 2012.</ref>

[[Domestic partnership|Same-sex couples]] headed 107 households in 2010, a decline from the 142 counted in 2000.<ref>Lipman, Harvy; and Sheingold, Dave. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130203212228/http://www.northjersey.com/news/127675238_NORTH_JERSEY_SEES_30__GROWTH_IN_SAME-SEX_COUPLES___Census_shows_shift_in_suburbs.html "North Jersey sees 30% growth in same-sex couples"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 14, 2011, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of February 3, 2013. Accessed September 21, 2014.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 67,861 people, 19,458 households, and 14,457 families residing in the city of Passaic, New Jersey. The population density was {{convert|21,804.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 20,194 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6,488.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 35.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 13.83% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.78% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.51% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 39.36% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.04% from two or more races. The cultural groupings for [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 62.46% of the population.<ref name="Census2000">[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603456550.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Passaic city, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529062803/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603456550.pdf |date=May 29, 2012 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 14, 2012.</ref><ref name="Census2000SF1">[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403156550 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Passaic city, Passaic County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212094236/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403156550 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 14, 2012.</ref>

As of the 2000 census, 59.3% of residents spoke Spanish at home, while 28.9% of residents identified themselves as speaking only English at home. An additional 2.5% were speakers of [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and 2.4% spoke [[Polish language|Polish]].<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF3/QTP16/0600000US3403156550 QT-P16; Language Spoken at Home: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212094836/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF3/QTP16/0600000US3403156550 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 14, 2013.</ref> There were 31,101 foreign-born residents of Passaic in 2000, of which 79.4% were from Latin America, with 31.3% of foreign-born residents from Mexico and 27.2% from the [[Dominican Republic]].<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF3/QTP15/0600000US3403156550 QT-P15 - Region and Country or Area of Birth of the Foreign-Born Population: 2000 from the 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212095013/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF3/QTP15/0600000US3403156550 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 14, 2013.</ref>

There were 19,458 households, of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18, 43.7% were married couples living together, 21.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 8.2% of Passaic households were [[same-sex partner]] households. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.46 and the average family size was 3.93.<ref name="Census2000" /><ref name="Census2000SF1" /> The city population comprised 30.8% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
The median income for a household in the city was $33,594, and the median income for a family was $34,935. Males had a median income of $24,568 versus $21,352 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,874. About 18.4% of families and 21.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>