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New Jersey·Passaic County
40 tracts·159K people·$360K median·18,867/mi²
Hispanic 65 · Black 22 · White 8 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 1 · Other 1
Other 44 · Married couple 34 · Living alone 22
Health 40 · Retail 17 · Manufacturing 16 · Professional 10 · Public admin 9 · Leisure 4 · Other 3
Production · transport 26 · Service 25 · Sales · office 22 · Management · business · science · arts 19 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 61 · Carpool 35 · Transit 8 · Walk 6 · Work from home 5 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Paterson is $360,100 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Paterson has 158,735 residents across 40 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.3; the population is 64.5% Hispanic or Latino, 22.1% Black, 7.8% White, 4.1% Asian, 0.8% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 3.1 people; 11.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.3% (Census ACS).
School 28 (93%), Norman S. Weir (39%) and School 1 (38%) lead the elementary schools; Joseph A. Taub School (23%), Young Men's Academy (14%) and New Roberto Clemente (8%) lead the middle schools; International High School (32%), Paterson P-TECH High School (25%) and Paterson STEAM High School (20%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,548/month, 2% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Paterson is $55,997 a year, 35% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Paterson, median rent is $1,548/month and the median home value is $360,100 (Census ACS).
Paterson reported 9.0 violent crimes and 24.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 86 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 51 inches; snowfall averages 32 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Paterson are inland flooding (95), strong wind (79) and winter weather (75), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Paterson, 6.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).