Cities / New Jersey / Paterson

Paterson, NJ

158,735 people

Right Now

Weather

77°F

Partly Cloudy

Today: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 82°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Northeast Urban)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 15.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

EWR

16 mi — Newark Liberty International Airport

Population & People

Population

158,735

Median age

33.3

Median household income

$55,997

Poverty rate

21.2%

Unemployment rate

10.7%

Bachelor's degree+

11.8%

Avg. commute

21 min

Hispanic or Latino

64.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$360,100

Median gross rent

$1,548/mo

Homeownership rate

26.92%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,324

HUD Fair Market Rent (Bergen County, 6 mi from Paterson), 2026. Efficiency $1778, 1BR $2024, 2BR $2324, 3BR $2835, 4BR $3618. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New Jersey commercial electricity

16.63¢/kWh

New Jersey industrial electricity

13.9¢/kWh

New Jersey residential electricity

22.63¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

887174.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

688124

All-Transactions House Price Index for New Jersey

947.27

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Source: FRED, New Jersey-specific series.

Nearby Airports

EWR

Newark Liberty International Airport

John F. Kennedy International Airport

28 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (New Jersey energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New Jersey economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).