Choose New Jersey Announces Tim Crouch as Organization's Chief Strategy Officer

Passaic County

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TOTAL POPULATION

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

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LABOR FORCE

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES

wdt_ID Municipality Population
1 Paterson 157,794
2 Clifton 89,367
3 Passaic 69,633
4 Wayne Twp 54,306
5 West Milford 24,579
6 Hawthorne 19,360

Source: US Census Bureau July 2021

MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS

wdt_ID Company Industry
1 St. Joseph's Health Healthcare
2 Valley National Bank Financial Services
3 BP Lubricants USA Inc Automotive Lubricants
4 BAE Systems Aerospace
5 St. Mary's General Hospital Gen Med/Surgical Hospital
6 Getinge USA Inc Life Sciences
7 Lakeland Bancorp Inc Financial Services
8 Orkin Treatment Services
9 Gucci America Fashion
10 Comodo Group Inc Security Services

Source: Zoominfo and Dunn & Bradstreet. 2023

ETHNICITY/RACE

wdt_ID Ethnicity Percentage
1 White 61
2 Black 11
3 Hispanic (of all races) 42
4 Asian 5
5 Other 16

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

AGE (POPULATION)

wdt_ID Age Percentage
1 Under 18 24
2 18-24 10
3 25-54 39
4 55-64 13
5 65+ 15

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

EDUCATION ATTAINMENT

wdt_ID DEGREE PERCENTAGE
2 H.S. Diploma or Higher 87
4 Associates Degree 6
5 Bachelor's Degree or Higher 31
6 Post-graduate studies 9

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION

wdt_ID Institute Type Undergrad Graduate
1 Berkeley College 4 Yr 3,132 144
2 William Paterson University 4 Yr 7,219 2150
3 Passaic County CC 2 Yr 5,076 N/A

Source: Secretary of Higher Ed; Berkeley College, William Patterson University

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USE OF
PUBLIC TRANSIT

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

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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 41.40 cents per gallon
*Corporate Income Tax will decrease to 9% in 2022. Source: Tax Foundation 2021

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Rena Sherman
Director of Research & Strategic Partnerships