Passaic, NJ Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school19,462100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,4157.3
Kindergarten1,6698.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)9,36348.1
High school (grades 9-12)4,00220.6
College or graduate school3,01315.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over38,437100.0
Less than 9th grade8,91923.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma8,17621.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)10,18626.5
Some college, no degree4,69412.2
Associate degree1,1813.1
Bachelor's degree3,3338.7
Graduate or professional degree1,9485.1
Percent high school graduate or higher55.5(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher13.7(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over49,662100.0
Never married19,03438.3
Now married, except separated22,11244.5
Separated2,1774.4
Widowed2,8795.8
Female
2,3734.8
Divorced3,4607.0
Female
2,1054.2
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,493100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren76730.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over46,922100.0
Civilian veterans1,7993.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years17,979100.0
With a disability2,22612.4
Population 21 to 64 years37,541100.0
With a disability10,44727.8
Percent employed
47.0(X)
No disability27,09472.2
Percent employed
66.1(X)
Population 65 years and over5,359100.0
With a disability2,52647.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over61,096100.0
Same house in 199531,08350.9
Different house in the U.S. in 199523,46938.4
Same county
18,88230.9
Different county
4,5877.5
Same state
2,3423.8
Different state
2,2453.7
Elsewhere in 19956,54410.7
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population67,861100.0
Native36,76054.2
Born in United States
32,23047.5
State of residence
25,04036.9
Different state
7,19010.6
Born outside United States
4,5306.7
Foreign born31,10145.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000
16,51224.3
Naturalized citizen
8,09411.9
Not a citizen
23,00733.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)31,101100.0
Europe2,7248.8
Asia3,39110.9
Africa2040.7
Oceania50.0
Latin America24,69779.4
Northern America800.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over61,096100.0
English only17,63028.9
Language other than English43,46671.1
Speak English less than 'very well
26,43843.3
Spanish
36,21659.3
Speak English less than "very well"
22,70937.2
Other Indo-European languages
5,1978.5
Speak English less than "very well"
3,0234.9
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9051.5
Speak English less than "very well"
3690.6
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population67,861100.0

Total ancestries reported

62,58892.2
Arab5310.8
Czech11220.2
Danish80.0
Dutch2820.4
English4320.6
French (except Basque)1910.1
French Canadian1370.1
German6340.9
Greek1240.2
Hungarian6200.9
Irish17361.1
Italian1,7852.6
Lithuanian360.1
Norwegian00.0
Polish2,3503.5
Portuguese210.0
Russian5240.8
Scotch-Irish1040.2
Scottish990.1
Slovak1880.3
Subsaharan African4800.7
Swedish520.1
Swiss130.0
Ukrainian4540.7
United States or American1,5742.3
Welsh360.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)5890.9
Other ancestries50,66674.7
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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