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Passaic County

0
TOTAL POPULATION

Source: US Census, 2010

0
LABOR FORCE

Source: Chmura, 2016

LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES

wdt_ID Municipality Population
1 Paterson 146,199
2 Clifton 84,136
3 Passaic 69,781
4 Wayne Twp 54,717
5 West Milford 25,850
6 Hawthorne 18,791

Source: US Census Bureau 2010

MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS

wdt_ID Company Industry
1 BAE Systems Electronics Systems
2 Toys R Us Consumer Goods
3 Xerox of NYC/Philly Metro Business Services and Supplies
4 GAF Fiber Glass Roofing Supplies
5 St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital Gen Med/Surgical Hospital
6 William Paterson University Education
7 Ashland Specialty Ingredients Chemical Manufacturers
8 CWA Local 1081 Labor Organizations
9 Bayer Health Care Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals
10 Giant Tire Service Tire Dealer and supplies

ETHNICITY/RACE

wdt_ID Ethnicity Percentage
1 White 62
2 Black 13
3 Hispanic (of all races) 37
4 Asian 5
5 Other 15

Source: US Census, 2010- 2015

AGE (POPULATION)

wdt_ID Age Percentage
1 Under 20 28
2 20-39 27
3 40-64 33
4 65+ 12

Source: US Census, 2010- 2015

EDUCATION ATTAINMENT

wdt_ID DEGREE PERCENTAGE
2 H.S. Diploma or Higher 84
4 Associates Degree 5
5 Bachelor's Degree or Higher 28
6 Post-graduate studies 9

Source: US Census, American FactFinder, 2017

INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION

wdt_ID Institute Type Undergrad Graduate
1 Berkeley College 4 Yr 3,801 41
2 William Paterson University 4 Yr 9,398 1464
3 Passaic County CC 2 Yr 8,389 N/A

Source: Secretary of Higher Ed

0 %
USE OF
PUBLIC TRANSIT

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015

0
COMMUTER
RAIL LINES

Source: NJ Transit

MILEAGE TO AIRPORTS

wdt_ID Airport Miles
1 Newark International Airport 31
2 John F. Kennedy International Airport 43
3 LaGuardia Airport 34
4 Philadelphia International Airport 110
5 Trenton-Mercer Airport 70
6 Atlantic City International Airport 134
7 Teterboro Airport 20

MILEAGE TO PORTS

wdt_ID PORT Miles
1 Port Newark-Elizabeth 32

TAXES

wdt_ID Tax Percent
1 Corporate Income Tax (Single Sales Factor) 6.5% to 11.5% (for incomes over $1M)
2 Personal Income Tax 1.4% to 10.75% (for incomes over $1M)
3 Sales and Use Tax 6.625% (3.3125% in UEZs)
4 Gross Receipts Tax None
5 Franchise Tax None
6 Personal Property Tax None
7 Real Property Tax No state property tax
8 Fuel Tax 50.7 cents per gallon
*Corporate Income Tax will decrease to 9% in 2022. Source: Tax Foundation 2021

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