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New Jersey·Passaic County
5 tracts·19K people·$618K median·3,403/mi²
White 70 · Hispanic 14 · Asian 12 · Black 3 · Multiracial 2 · Other 0
Married couple 59 · Living alone 28 · Other 12
Health 48 · Professional 15 · Retail 12 · Manufacturing 7 · Public admin 6 · Leisure 6 · Other 7
Management · business · science · arts 56 · Sales · office 22 · Service 11 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 70 · Work from home 18 · Carpool 14 · Transit 5 · Walk 1 · 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 Preakness is $617,700 (Census ACS) — 1.3× the US median of $458,812.
Preakness has 18,520 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.0; the population is 69.7% White, 13.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 3.1% Black, 1.6% Multiracial and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 57.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.3% (Census ACS).
John F. Kennedy Elementary School (66%), Lafayette Elementary School (65%) and James Fallon Elementary School (63%) lead the elementary schools; Anthony Wayne Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (64%); Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy (88%), Wayne Valley High School (60%) and Passaic County Technical Institute (59%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,918/month, 22% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Preakness is $133,205 a year, 55% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Preakness, median rent is $1,918/month and the median home value is $617,700 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 87 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 52 inches; snowfall averages 35 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Preakness are inland flooding (93), strong wind (86) and winter weather (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Preakness, 0.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).