LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE
CURRENT CIVILIAN
LABOR FORCE
241,600
8.0%
TOTAL EMPLOYED
PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME
222,300
HISTORY
1791: City of Paterson established as first
planned industrial city in America, taking
advantage of power generated by the
Great Falls of the Passaic River
1792: Alexander Hamilton forms the
Society of Useful Manufacturers
1800’s: Silk production becomes the
dominant industry in the county
1837: Passaic County established from
portions of Bergen and Essex County
1855: William Paterson Univ. founded
1892: Lambert Castle completed, as
home for a self-made silk magnate
2009: Paterson Great Falls National
Historical Park created
CURRENT POPULATION:
502,885
PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
(2010-2020)
Passaic
NJ
5.5 %
Paterson* (145,219)
Clifton (84,722
Passaic (70,218)
Wayne Twp (54,813)
West Milford (25,850)
TAX INFORMATION
Corporate Income Tax = 9%
Personal Income = 8.97% (max)
Sales Tax = 7%
Property Tax = $2,671 per capita
(State avg.)
 Avg. Residential Property Tax Bill
in County = $9,184
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$26,615
$36K NJ
$28K US
MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS
Industry
Employment
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Scher Chemicals Inc.
GAF Materials Corp
ITT Corporation
Toys R Us
William Paterson Univ. of NJ
BAE Systems
Bank of New York
Passaic Community College
CYTEC Industries
Gen Med/Surgical Hospital
Industrial
Asphalt Felts/Coatings
Search/Navigation Equipment
Consumer
Education
Electronics Systems
Financial
Education
Chemicals
2,500-4,999
2,500-4,999
1,000-2,499
1,000-2,499
1,000-2,499
1,000-2,499
500-999
500-999
500-999
250-499
LARGEST EMPLOYMENT SECTORS (TOP 5)
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Sector
Education & Healthcare Services
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
Manufacturing
Professional & Business Services
Leisure & Hospitality
Passaic
23%
22%
13%
11%
8%
NJ
23%
20%
9%
13%
8%
U.S.
23%
19%
10%
11%
9%
NJ
17%
11%
8%
4%
7%
U.S.
16%
11%
6%
7%
7%
LARGEST OCCUPATIONS (TOP 5)
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Occupation
Office & Admin Support
Sales & Related
Education, Training & Library
Production
Transportation and Material Moving
Passaic
17%
12%
8%
7%
7%
FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT SECTORS – 2010-2020
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Sector
Education and Health Services
Professional and Business Services
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Construction
Leisure and Hospitality
ETHNICITY/DIVERSITY
New Employment
3,450
3,250
2,950
1,600
900
AGE
MEDIAN AGE
36
35%
46%
28%
36%
11%
White Hispanic
*county seat
7.1% NJ
767% US
Company
7.7%
LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES 2010
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PASSAIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
OVERVIEW
Black
25%
12%
5%
2%
Asian
Other
Under 25
25-44
45-64
65+
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PASSAIC COUNTY
LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT cont’d
TRANSPORTATION/MOBILTY
EDUCATION ATTAINMENT
AVG COMMUTE TIME (MINS)
27
Less Than H.S.
8%
18%
CARPOOL
H.S. Diploma
16%
2 Yr. Degree
36%
16%
USE PUBLIC TRANSIT
4 Yr. Degree
> 4 Yrs of College
LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Total
Enrollment
Paterson City
Passaic City
Clifton City
Wayne Twp
West Milford Twp
Average Combined
SAT score (US :1498)
23932
13136
10992
8560
3782
1219
1224
1416
1605
1483
INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION
ENROLLMENT
Institute
Type
Under
graduate
Graduate
Montclair State
William Paterson Univ of NJ
Passaic County CC
Berkeley College
4 Yr
4 Yr
2 Yr
4 Yr
14,590
10,085
10,012
3,363
3,908
1,433
NA
NA
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
Institute
Passaic County Technical Institute
Enrollment
247
1
9.2%
Some College
5%
30 NJ
25 US
AVAIL. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Commuter Rail Lines
(Main Line)
8.9%
3
MILES OF PUBLIC ROADS
(STATEWIDE)
(MILLIONS)
MILEAGE TO NEAREST AIRPORTS
130
Within a day’s
drive
ABOUT NEWARK INT’L AIRPORT
To Newark
Int’l Airport
 14th busiest in US (38th worldwide)
 35.0 million passengers (2013)
 United Airlines hub
To LaGuardia
Airport
ABOUT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT
 20th busiest in US
 26.7 million passengers (2013)
 Serves US and Canada
destinations
ABOUT JFK INT’L AIRPORT
To JFK Int’l
Airport
 #17 busiest worldwide
 50.4 million passengers (2013)
 Leading airfreight gateway to US
(value of shipments)
ABOUT PORT OF NY/NJ
MILEAGE TO NEAREST PORT
15
Light Rail Lines
(statewide)
ACCESS TO CONSUMERS
38,000
18
22
31
Bus Routes
(statewide)
 Busiest port on East Coast
 3rd Busiest port in the US
 Handled 5.5 million 20 ft equiv
units (2012)
 Value of cargo through port
exceeds $210 Billion (2012)
To Port of
NY/NJ
3,228
COST OF DOING BUSINESS
2012 AVG. WAGES
UTILITIES
Type of Utility
Primary Utility Providers
Gas
Electric
Water/Sewer
PSE&G
PSE&G; Rockland Electric; JCP&L
Passaic Valley Water; New Jersey
American Water
KEY RESOURCES & CONTACTS
TRACYE MCDANIEL | PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MICHAEL CHROBAK | CHIEF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
EconDev@choosenj.com
609-297-2200
www.ChooseNJ.com
Occupation
Bus. & Fin. Operations
Food Prep & Serving Related
Healthcare Practitioners
Install, Maint, & Repair
Management
Office & Admin Support
Production
Protective Services
Sales & Related
Trnsp and Material Moving
Passaic
$90,460
$25,090
$88,460
$51,580
$149,240
$40,300
$35,530
$52,230
$57,780
$40,960
NJ
$75,330
$23,340
$84,800
$50,210
$132,420
$37,400
$35,650
$55,390
$43,810
$33,230
SOURCES: NJ Department of Labor & US Bureau of Labor Statistics; US Census
Bureau, American Community Survey; NJ Monthly Magazine; NJ State Department of
Education; Board of Public Utilities; Tax Foundation; Infoplease.com; Travelmath;
Hoovers; Institute for Energy Research; Data current as of September 2013
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