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Paterson, New Jersey QuickFacts

	Paterson, New Jersey	United States
Total population	149,222	281,421,906
State	New Jersey
City	paterson

Paterson, New Jersey Population

	Paterson, New Jersey	%, Paterson, New Jersey	United States
Male	72,473	48.57%	49.06%
Female	76,749	51.43%	50.94%
Median age (years)	30.5		35.3

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	Paterson, New Jersey	%, Paterson, New Jersey	United States
18 years and over	104,785	70.22%	74.31%
21 years and over	97,577	65.39%	69.97%
62 years and over	15,167	10.16%	14.66%
65 years and over	12,399	8.31%	12.43%

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	Paterson, New Jersey	%, Paterson, New Jersey	United States
White	45,913	30.77%	75.14%
Black or African American	49,095	32.9%	12.32%
Asian	2,831	1.9%	3.64%
Some other race	42,169	28.26%	5.46%
Two or more races	9,214	6.17%	2.43%

Paterson, New Jersey Housing

	Paterson, New Jersey	%, Paterson, New Jersey	United States
Total households	44,710		105,480,101
Family households (families)	33,351	74.59%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	11,359	25.41%	31.94%

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	Paterson, New Jersey	%, Paterson, New Jersey	United States
Total housing units	47,169		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,459	5.21%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	44,710	94.79%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	14,084	29.86%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	30,626	64.93%	30.77%

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	Paterson, New Jersey	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	183	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	956	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,982	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,777	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	392	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	62	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	13	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	11	0.57%
Median (dollars)	137,500	119,600

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	Paterson, New Jersey	%, Paterson, New Jersey	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	8,881	19.86%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	13,876	31.04%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	8,075	18.06%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	6,616	14.8%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,734	8.35%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	3,528	7.89%	9.65%

Paterson, New Jersey Education

	Paterson, New Jersey	%, Paterson, New Jersey	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	43,033		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	2,612	6.07%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,462	5.72%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	21,196	49.26%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	10,154	23.6%	21.38%
College or graduate school	6,609	15.36%	22.81%

Paterson, New Jersey Economy

	Paterson, New Jersey	%, Paterson, New Jersey	United States
Population 16 years and over	109,151		217,168,077
In labor force	60,507	55.43%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	60,463	55.39%	63.39%
- - Employed	52,545	48.14%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	7,918	7.25%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	13.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	44	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	48,644	44.57%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	57,164	52.37%	51.66%
In labor force	29,443	26.97%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	29,443	26.97%	29.65%
- - Employed	25,548	23.41%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	13,580	12.44%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	7,528		12,787,501

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	Paterson, New Jersey	%, Paterson, New Jersey	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	44,760		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	6,908	15.43%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,379	7.55%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	6,721	15.02%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	6,413	14.33%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	7,451	16.65%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	7,536	16.84%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,228	7.21%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,257	5.04%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	494	1.1%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	373	0.83%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	32,778		41,994

	Paterson, New Jersey	%, Paterson, New Jersey	United States
With earnings	35,678	32.69%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	45,892		56,604
With Social Security income	10,102	9.26%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,620		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,976	3.64%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,065		6,320
With public assistance income	3,874	3.55%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,055		3,032
With retirement income	4,715	4.32%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	10,474		17,376

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