Who is the Passaic County County Clerk?

Danielle Ireland-Imhof is the County Clerk of Passaic County, New Jersey.

Who is the Passaic County Sheriff?

Thomas Adamo (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Passaic County, New Jersey.

Who is the Passaic County Surrogate?

Zoila Cassanova (Democratic) is the Surrogate of Passaic County, New Jersey. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Passaic County commissioners?

Bruce James (County Commissioner); Orlando Cruz (County Commissioner); Cassandra Lazzara (County Commissioner); John Bartlett (County Commissioner); Rodney A. De Vore (County Commissioner); Christina Schratz (County Commissioner); Michael Ramaglia (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Passaic County?

About 521,012 people, with a median age of 38.1; the median household income is $87,522 and 13% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Passaic County?

4.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 12,946 people unemployed in a labor force of 275,879, against 6.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Passaic County?

38 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 13 municipal, 3 township, 19 school district and 2 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Passaic County?

16: Bloomingdale, Clifton, Haledon, Hawthorne, Little Falls, North Haledon, Passaic, Paterson, Pompton Lakes, Prospect Park, Ringwood, Totowa, Wanaque, Wayne, West Milford, Woodland Park. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Passaic County, NJ elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Passaic County: 26 seats on 20 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Passaic County Board of County Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner	Bruce James Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Orlando Cruz Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Cassandra Lazzara Democratic source
County Commissioner	John Bartlett Democratic source
County Commissioner	Rodney A. De Vore Democratic source
County Commissioner	Christina Schratz Democratic source
County Commissioner	Michael Ramaglia Democratic source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Clerk	Danielle Ireland-Imhof source
Sheriff	Thomas Adamo Democratic source
Surrogate	Zoila Cassanova Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Cities and towns

Bloomingdale · Mayor John D'Amato · 1 seat
Clifton · Mayor Raymond Grabowski · 1 seat
Haledon · Mayor Michael Johnson Sr. · 1 seat
Hawthorne · Mayor John V. Lane · 1 seat
Little Falls · Mayor James Belford Damiano · 1 seat
North Haledon · Mayor Randolph George · 1 seat
Passaic · Mayor Hector C. Lora · 1 seat
Paterson · Mayor Andre Sayegh · 1 seat
Pompton Lakes · Mayor Michael Serra · 1 seat
Prospect Park · Mayor Mohamed T. Khairullah · 1 seat
Ringwood · Mayor Jaime Matteo-Landis · 1 seat
Totowa · Mayor John Coiro · 1 seat
Wanaque · Mayor Daniel Mahler · 1 seat
Wayne · Mayor Christopher P. Vergano · 1 seat
West Milford · Mayor Michele Dale · 1 seat
Woodland Park · Mayor Tracy Kallert · 1 seat

How many local governments Passaic County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 38 local governments in Passaic County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (13 municipal, 3 township)	16	16
School districts (school boards)	19	0
Special districts (elected boards)	2	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (2 in Passaic County), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Passaic County

521,012people

38.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$87,522 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

13%below the U.S.: 12.5%

30.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$459,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

33.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

2.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

12%U.S.: 8.4%

57%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

40.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 44.3% · White 37.9% · Black 9.7% · Asian 5.4% · Other or more than one race 2.6% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Passaic County

4.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 6.5%. New Jersey: 4.1%.

12,946people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

262,933people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

275,879in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.7%	12,946	262,933	275,879
August 2026	5.5%	15,300	264,754	280,054
July 2026	5.3%	14,948	265,894	280,842
June 2026	4.9%	13,521	261,525	275,046
May 2026	4.7%	12,993	262,751	275,744
April 2026	4.6%	12,745	262,222	274,967
March 2026	5.5%	15,151	261,758	276,909
February 2026	6.0%	16,662	258,981	275,643
January 2026	5.6%	15,285	259,050	274,335
December 2025	5.1%	14,172	261,298	275,470
November 2025	5.2%	14,426	260,979	275,405
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	6.5%	17,782	255,736	273,518
August 2025	6.8%	18,861	258,237	277,098
July 2025	6.9%	19,089	259,320	278,409
June 2025	6.2%	16,911	257,546	274,457
May 2025	5.7%	15,614	257,014	272,628
April 2025	5.6%	15,538	260,138	275,676
March 2025	6.1%	17,078	262,356	279,434
February 2025	6.3%	17,584	261,436	279,020
January 2025	6.0%	16,610	259,822	276,432
December 2024	5.2%	14,392	262,099	276,491
November 2024	5.2%	14,229	261,927	276,156
October 2024	5.1%	13,992	262,304	276,296

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	6.0%	16,697	259,444	276,141
2024	5.4%	14,983	261,513	276,496
2023	5.1%	13,917	260,206	274,123
2022	4.5%	12,106	254,581	266,687
2021	8.4%	21,935	239,232	261,167
2020	11.8%	30,792	230,661	261,453
2019	4.1%	10,662	251,700	262,362
2018	4.8%	12,257	244,508	256,765
2017	5.4%	13,946	242,491	256,437
2016	6.0%	15,399	240,791	256,190

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. New Jersey's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.2% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Passaic County

387.4 per 100,0002025. New Jersey: 193.8.

1,634.2 per 100,0002025. New Jersey: 1,249.6.

16murders2025, 2,041 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	2,041	387.4	8,609	1,634.2
2022	2,218	431.9	8,995	1,751.6
2020	1,936	386.2	6,207	1,238.3
2019	1,836	366.3	7,640	1,524.4
2018	1,749	345.1	8,510	1,678.9
2017	1,750	342.5	8,486	1,660.7
2016	1,876	367.8	8,334	1,633.8

By police agency (16)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Paterson Police Department	2025	1,334	3,723	160,567
Clifton Police Department	2025	149	1,762	90,406
Passaic Police Department	2025	414	1,299	70,744
Wayne Township Police Department	2025	50	946	53,903
West Milford Township Police Department	2025	20	67	25,014
Hawthorne Police Department	2025	2	115	20,096
Little Falls Township Police Department	2025	7	71	15,182
Woodland Park Police Department	2025	6	107	13,477
Ringwood Police Department	2025	5	23	11,766
Wanaque Police Department	2025	8	12	11,351
Pompton Lakes Police Department	2025	9	46	11,159
Totowa Police Department	2025	10	200	11,061
Haledon Police Department	2025	12	118	9,062
North Haledon Police Department	2025	3	41	8,831
Bloomingdale Police Department	2025	4	12	7,796
Prospect Park Police Department	2025	8	67	6,382

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in New Jersey · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.21 per 1,000 residents2025, 16 agencies serving 526,797 people.

1,163sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

231civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (16), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Paterson Police Department	412	68	160,567
Passaic Police Department	153	45	70,744
Clifton Police Department	135	37	90,406
Wayne Township Police Department	125	28	53,903
West Milford Township Police Department	44	7	25,014
Little Falls Township Police Department	33	11	15,182
Hawthorne Police Department	37	6	20,096
Woodland Park Police Department	35	3	13,477
Totowa Police Department	30	5	11,061
North Haledon Police Department	27	4	8,831
Pompton Lakes Police Department	25	5	11,159
Wanaque Police Department	24	5	11,351
Ringwood Police Department	22	5	11,766
Haledon Police Department	22	0	9,062
Prospect Park Police Department	20	1	6,382
Bloomingdale Police Department	19	1	7,796

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	1,163	2.21	231	16
2024	1,377	2.64	213	16
2023	1,180	2.31	214	16
2022	1,171	2.28	205	16
2021	1,172	2.25	267	16
2020	1,146	2.29	177	16
2019	1,154	2.30	250	16
2018	1,148	2.26	246	16
2017	1,115	2.18	231	16
2016	1,083	2.12	222	16

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Passaic County County Clerk?: Danielle Ireland-Imhof is the County Clerk of Passaic County, New Jersey.
Who is the Passaic County Sheriff?: Thomas Adamo (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Passaic County, New Jersey.
Who is the Passaic County Surrogate?: Zoila Cassanova (Democratic) is the Surrogate of Passaic County, New Jersey. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Passaic County commissioners?: Bruce James (County Commissioner); Orlando Cruz (County Commissioner); Cassandra Lazzara (County Commissioner); John Bartlett (County Commissioner); Rodney A. De Vore (County Commissioner); Christina Schratz (County Commissioner); Michael Ramaglia (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Passaic County?: About 521,012 people, with a median age of 38.1; the median household income is $87,522 and 13% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Passaic County?: 4.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 12,946 people unemployed in a labor force of 275,879, against 6.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Passaic County?: 38 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 13 municipal, 3 township, 19 school district and 2 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Passaic County?: 16: Bloomingdale, Clifton, Haledon, Hawthorne, Little Falls, North Haledon, Passaic, Paterson, Pompton Lakes, Prospect Park, Ringwood, Totowa, Wanaque, Wayne, West Milford, Woodland Park. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the NJ Department of Community Affairs' Mayors Directory, the Division of Elections' list of county clerks, and each county's own website; where a county site blocks automated reading, from the county clerk's certified election results (officials appointed since an election may differ); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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