Economic Transition in the City of Paterson, New Jersey (America’s First Planned Industrial City): Causes, Impacts, and Urban Policy Implications

Table 8

Per capita income and percentage of population living below poverty level selected areas, 1990.

	Income per capita		Population below poverty line
	Dollars ($)	Compared to New Jersey	Percent of population	Compared to New Jersey
Paterson	$10,361	0.55	18.5%	2.43
Rest of Passaic County	$18,544	0.99	10.0%	1.32
Northern New Jersey	$19,510	1.04	8.7%	1.15
New Jersey	$18,714		7.6%

Source: Urbanomics, 2000 [19].