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Population (year 2000): 149,222. Estimated
population in July 2005: 149,843 (+0.4% change)
Males: 72,473 (48.6%), Females: 76,749 (51.4%)
Passaic County
Zip codes: .
Median resident age: 30.5 years
Median household income: $32,778 (year 2000)
Median house value: $137,500 (year 2000)
Races in Paterson:
- Hispanic (50.1%)
- Black (32.9%)
- Other race (27.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (13.2%)
- Two or more races (6.2%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Asian Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (4.7%), West Indian (3.7%),
United States (3.2%), Arab (1.8%), Irish (1.6%), Subsaharan
African (1.3%).
Elevation: 70 feet
Land area: 8.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Paterson
- High school or higher: 58.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 13.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Paterson city
- Never married: 39.3%
- Now married: 40.6%
- Separated: 5.7%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 8.3%
32.8% Foreign born (27.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -8,395 (-5.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Paterson:
- BARNERT HOSPITAL (680 BROADWAY)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (703 MAIN ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Paterson:
- BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PASSAIC, NJ)
- GENERAL HOSPITAL CENTER AT PASSAIC (about 5 miles;
PASSAIC, NJ)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PASSAIC, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Paterson:
- TETERBORO (about 10 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 16 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID:
EWR)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 19 miles;
NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Paterson:
- ESSEX COUNTY (about 8 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; ID: CDW)
- LINCOLN PARK (about 10 miles; LINCOLN PARK, NJ; ID:
N07)
- LITTLE FERRY (about 12 miles; LITTLE FERRY, NJ; ID:
2N7)
Amtrak stations near Paterson:
- 13 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 16 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
- 17 miles: NEW YORK (PENN STA) (NEW YORK, 7TH AVE. &
W. 32ND ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack
bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, call for car rental service,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Paterson:
- PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,452; Location: ONE COLLEGE BLVD; Public;
Website: www.pccc.cc.nj.us)
- FINANCIAL SUPERMARKETS INC (Location: 100 N
6TH ST; Private, for-profit)
- PATERSON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Location: 51
MARKET ST; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Paterson:
- MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; UPPER
MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
- WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 7
miles; WAYNE, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,017)
- BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; PARAMUS,
NJ; FT enrollment: 7,733)
- FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES (about
11 miles; TEANECK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,482)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY
(about 11 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,134)
- RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 12 miles;
MAHWAH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,076)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 13 miles; NEWARK,
NJ; FT enrollment: 6,878)
Public high schools in Paterson:
- EASTSIDE HIGH (Students: 3,141; Location: 150
PARK AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH (Students: 2,676;
Location: 61-127 PREAKNESS AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ROSA PARKS ARTS HIGH SCH (Students: 245;
Location: 413 12TH AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Paterson:
- PATERSON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHL (Students: 465;
Location: 764 ELEVENTH AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- DON BOSCO TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOO (Students:
226; Location: 202 UNION AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys
only)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Paterson:
- NUMBER 18 (Students: 1,218; Location: 51 E.
18TH STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
- MARTIN LUTHER KING (Students: 1,210;
Location: 851 E. 28TH STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
- NUMBER 9 (Students: 1,202; Location: 6
TIMOTHY STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
- NUMBER 5 (Students: 1,201; Location: 430
TOTOWA AVENUE; Grades: KG - 08)
- NUMBER 15 (Students: 1,039; Location: 98 OAK
STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
- NUMBER 27 (Students: 881; Location: 250
RICHMOND AVE.; Grades: KG - 08)
- NUMBER 13 (Students: 841; Location: 690 EAST
23RD ST.; Grades: KG - 08)
- NUMBER 21 (Students: 824; Location: 322 TENTH
AVENUE; Grades: KG - 08)
- NUMBER 10 (Students: 801; Location: 48 MERCER
STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
- NUMBER 25 (Students: 733; Location: TRENTON
AVENUE; Grades: KG - 08)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Paterson:
- ST GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 390;
Location: 30 MICHIGAN AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST THERESE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 322;
Location: 765 14TH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 296;
Location: 95 SHERMAN AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL (Students: 271;
Location: 186 BUTLER STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL (Students: 270;
Location: 277 6TH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST GERARD (Students: 269; Location: 10 18
CARRELTON DRIVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 232;
Location: 144 BEECH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- PATERSON COME-UNITY (Students: 200; Location:
535 MARTIN LUTHER KING'S WAY; Grades: PK - 8)
- MADISON AVENUE BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students:
139; Location: 900 MADISON AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- GILMORE MEMORIAL CHRIS ACADEMY (Students:
120; Location: 131 HALEDON AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
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