County profile
Passaic County, NJ
United States · GDP 2024
#200 of 3,127 US counties by GDP58th-percentile growthmore diversified than 91% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$29.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
146,956
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
12,406
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$62.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
531,624
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.9%
Median HH income
$87.5k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
30.9%±0.8%
Poverty rate
13.0%±0.8%
Business applications
9,778 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,840
34.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1ScripsAmerica, Inc.Healthcare$30.9M——2Anterix Inc.Communication Services$6.5M74B3Electronic Control Security Inc.Industrials$705.1k——4Proteonomix, Inc.Healthcare$26.0k——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care28%
Retail trade23%
Manufacturing17%
Food & accommodation12%
Wholesale trade12%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
531,624
residents · 2025 · +1.6% since 2020
Income per capita $62.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−35,937
International migration+32,773
Natural change+11,410
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$23.2B2019
$21.7B2020
$24.1B2021
$25.8B2022
$27.7B2023
$29.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$459.5k±$3.7k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$17/mo
Vacancy rate
3.7%±0.4%
Affordability
7.4× wages
Residential permits
$68.4M
585 units · 1.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
95.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 99Lightning 98Winter weather 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
7432016
7632017
7942018
8262019
8572020
9432021
10662022
11592023
12682024
13542025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -49% since 20211,1442021
1,1862022
7842023
8522024
5852025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.6 km
I-287
Nearest freight rail
3.1 km
NYSW
Nearest port
32.0 km
LIONETTI OIL RECOVERY SERVICES WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
28.9 km
TETERBORO
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$62.4k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Passaic?
Passaic's economy produced $29.1B in 2024, growing 5.1% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.