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Passaic City School District

Passaic City School District is a unified school district in New Jersey with a community population of 70,002. The median household income is $55,371 and the median age is 31.9.

70,002

Population

22343

People / sq mi

$55,371

Median Income

31.9

Median Age

Passaic City School District covers 3 sq mi of land at 22343.4 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White17.7%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian15.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$55,371

Median Household Income

$24,489

Per Capita Income

21.6%

Poverty Rate

8.3%

Unemployment

Housing

$429,900

Median Home Value

$1,465

Median Rent

23.8%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

67.6%

High School+

16.7%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Passaic City School District serves a community with a population of 70,002 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in New Jersey.

The median household income in Passaic City School District is $55,371, with a per capita income of $24,489. The poverty rate is 21.6%.

Passaic City School District is 17.7% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 15.3% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Passaic City School District, 67.6% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 16.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Passaic City School District is $429,900, with a median rent of $1,465. The homeownership rate is 23.8%.

Data for Passaic City School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 3412540).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.