Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ

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2023 Population

140,397

0.517% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ACory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAndy Kim

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

36.3

1.68% 1-year increase

2022 Employed Population

62,804

1.6% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ are American Institute-Clifton (342 degrees awarded in 2023) and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (85 degrees).

Most people in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ was 2 cars per household.

Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ borders Bergen County (Southwest)--Rutherford, North Arlington & Hasbrouck Heights PUMA, NJ, Bergen County (West Central)--Fair Lawn, Garfield & Lodi PUMA, NJ, Passaic County (Central)--Hawthorne PUMA, NJ, Passaic County--Paterson PUMA, NJ, and Essex County (Northeast)--Bloomfield PUMA, NJ.

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Economy

The economy of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ employs 62.8k people. The largest industries in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ are Elementary & secondary schools (3,754 people), Construction (3,376 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,196 people), and the highest paying industries are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($220,986), Scientific research & development services ($147,580), and Data processing, hosting & related services ($132,408).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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Men

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The workforce of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ.

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Occupations

62.8k

2022 Value

1.6%

1 Year growth

± 1.6%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ, are Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (2,832 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,973 people), and Retail salespersons (1,718 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

62.8k

2022 Value

1.6%

1 Year growth

± 1.6%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ, are Elementary & secondary schools (3,754 people), Construction (3,376 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,196 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($88,814), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,517), and Public Administration ($75,872).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($88,221), Public Administration ($66,125), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,930).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Education

In 2023, universities in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ awarded 427 degrees. The student population of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ are Hispanic or Latino (248 and 58.1%), followed by White (76 and 17.8%), Black or African American (51 and 11.9%), and Asian (32 and 7.49%).

The median tuition cost in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ for private four year colleges is $N/A.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,302 students enrolled in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ, 34.4% men and 65.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 526 records, of which 81.9% were women and 18.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Medical Assistant
196 degrees awarded
Dental Assisting
51 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ was Electrician with 0 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

American Institute-Clifton
342 degrees awarded
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
85 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was American Institute-Clifton with 342 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 82 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ, which is 0.238 times less than the 345 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 248 degrees mean that there were 3.26 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 76 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In false, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (37.4k), Secondary Education (20.9k), and Primary Education (20.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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60.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.449

2022 Wage GINI in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ

0.454

2021 Wage GINI in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ

In 2022, the income inequality in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.997% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (58.9%)
Carpooled (12.3%)
Public Transit (11.1%)

In 2023, 58.9% of workers in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (11.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.88% of the workforce in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.