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07504

Paterson, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
13,123
Median household income
$76,659
People below poverty
15.6%
Median home value
$381,600

Income

The median income of households in 07504 was $76,659. An estimated 9.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 07504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 9.7
$10,000 to $14,999 1.8
$15,000 to $24,999 8
$25,000 to $34,999 4.1
$35,000 to $49,999 11.9
$50,000 to $74,999 13.5
$75,000 to $99,999 12.3
$100,000 to $149,999 19.7
$150,000 to $199,999 7.3
$200,000 or more 11.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 07504 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 56511
Female 46628

An estimated 75.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,275. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 07504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.8
Social Security 36.7
Retirement income 18.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.8
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 21.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 07504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 21.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.3

In 2020-2024, 35.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 73.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 47.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 47% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 07504 in 2020-2024, 83% had health insurance coverage and 17% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 34.6% and public coverage was 54.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.7%.


In 2020-2024, 07504 had a total population of 13,123 - 6,661 (50.8%) females and 6,462 (49.2%) males. The median age was 36.8 years. An estimated 26.3% of the population was under 18 years, 30% was 19 to 44 years, 27.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 07504 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 563 589
5 to 9 412 338
10 to 14 527 428
15 to 19 516 523
20 to 24 475 554
25 to 29 373 329
30 to 34 204 307
35 to 39 685 362
40 to 44 306 350
45 to 49 476 576
50 to 54 375 582
55 to 59 401 487
60 to 64 405 290
65 to 69 245 290
70 to 74 241 280
75 to 79 181 182
80 to 84 56 105
85 and over 21 89

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 2.5% were White; 40.5% were Black or African American; 0.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 13.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 31.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 58.9% of the people in 07504 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 1.1% of the people in 07504 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,695 households in 07504. The average household size was 3.55 people.

Married-couple households made up 39.6% of the households in 07504 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 38.6% of all households, while 14.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8% of households were male householders living alone, and 7.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 15.2% of all households.

In 07504, 49.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 07504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 39.6
Cohabiting Couples 7.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
38.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 40.7% of males and 31.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 42.5 45.7
Now married, except separated 40.7 31.3
Separated 1.8 5.6
Widowed 5.7 7.6
Divorced 9.4 9.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 07504, 848 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 28.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 55.9% of the people living in 07504 were U.S. natives. 39.9% of the 07504 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 44.1% of 07504 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 51.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 69.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 07504 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 07504.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 07504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 99.5
Asia 0.2
Europe 0
Africa 0.3
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 07504 in 2020-2024, 50 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 49.5% of people at least five years old; 28% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 07504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 49.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 07504 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 07504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96.3
Different house, same county 2
Different county, same state 0
Different state 0.2
Abroad 1.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 81.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 14.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 07504 was 3,311 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 186 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,324. College or graduate school enrollment was 801.

Educational Attainment of People in 07504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18.7
High school diploma or equivalency 42.7
Some college, no degree 17.8
Associate's degree 6.5
Bachelor's degree 9
Graduate or professional degree 5.3

Disability

In 07504, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.2% of people under 18 years old, to 6.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 07504, 55.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,398 79.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 742 13.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 394 7.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 07504 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 07504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 5.1
Manufacturing 12.3
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 15.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 11.1
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.2
Other Services, except public administration 6.3
Public administration 3.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 07504 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,269 22.9
Service occupations 1,048 18.9
Sales and office occupations 1,666 30.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 431 7.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,120 20.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 64.1% of 07504 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 07504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 64.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 10.6
Walked 6.4
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 8.6

In 2020-2024, 07504 had a total of 3,835 housing units. Of these housing units, 30.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 69.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 07504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 30.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 69.2
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 56.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 07504 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 57% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 07504 had 3,695 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 140 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 40.2% while renters occupied 59.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.79 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.39.

0.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 15% and another 15.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 07504:

House Heating Fuel Used in 07504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 89.3
Electricity 4.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.1
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 1.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 07504 was $381,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 72.5 % had a mortgage. 27.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,962 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 07504 was $1,526. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.