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| Paterson |
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| Population 2002: | 150,750 |
| Population 2000: | 149,222 |
| Area codes: | 973 862 |
| Elevation: | 70 feet |
| Foreign born: | 32.8% (27.3% Latin America) |
| Land area: | 8.4 square miles |
| Population growth: | +1,528 (+1.02%) |
| County: | Passaic |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (21.4%), Educational,health and social services (20.5%), Retail trade (12.1%). |
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| Races |
| 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% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 40.6% |
| Never married: | 39.3% |
| Divorced: | 8.3% |
| Widowed: | 6.1% |
| Separated: | 5.7% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $137,500 |
| Household income: | $32,778 |
| Resident age: | 30.5 years |
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| Paterson Compared to New Jersey State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Number of college students: | below |
| Median house value: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Population density: | much above |
| Median age: | below |
| Renting percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 58.5% |
| Unemployed: | 13.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 8.2% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 2.8% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 robberies: | 653 (428.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 468 (307.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 434.6 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 rapes: | 29 (19.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 15 (9.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 2,645 (1736.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 1,595 (1047.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 1,437 (943.3 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| Italian: | 4.7% |
| West Indian: | 3.7% |
| United States: | 3.2% |
| Arab: | 1.8% |
| Irish: | 1.6% |
| Subsaharan African: | 1.3% |