Jury Pool Profile
Passaic County, New Jersey
- County seat
- Paterson
- Judicial district
- Vicinage 11
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 531,624
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 521,012.
At a glance
Passaic County is a 531,624-person venue. The county population is 41% White and 10% Black (Census race-alone categories). 44% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $85,224, $18,978 below the NJ state median of $104,202; 30.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 51.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (5.0%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 30.7% of covered employment, average pay $65,056/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.47%, above the 5.04% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 521,012
- Median household income
- $87,522
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 41%; Black: 10%.
Passaic County has a population of 521,012, with a median age of 38.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 41.3%; Black residents 10.2%. Independently, 44.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $85,224; 30.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.47%, above the New Jersey state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Passaic County was carried by the Republican candidate with 49.8% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 57.5% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 59.5% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 51.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
51.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 2.7% of the adult civilian population (10,616 individuals).