Paterson City Population - New Jersey

Data Item State City
Population, 2019 estimate - (Number)
Year Value
1990157,617
1991156,251
1992154,558
1993153,211
1994151,760
1995148,769
1996148,714
1997148,725
1998148,811
1999148,645
2000149,309
2001149,668
2002149,700
2003148,998
2004147,912
2005146,922
2006145,903
2007145,113
2008144,961
2009145,835
2010146,397
2011145,595
2012146,136
2013146,089
2014145,970
2015145,911
2016145,682
2017145,804
2018145,627

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (PEP), updated annually. Population and Housing Unit Estimates

Definitions:

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Resident Population - All persons who are "usually resident" in a specified geographic area. For the United States, the resident population includes all persons who usually reside in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, but excludes residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Island areas under U.S. sovereignty or jurisdiction (principally American Samoa, Guam, United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). In addition, the U.S. resident population excludes U.S. Armed Forces overseas and civilian U.S. citizens whose usual place of residence is outside the United States.

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Population percent change - The difference between the population of an area at the beginning and end of a time period, expressed as a percentage of the beginning population.

Methodology for U.S. and Puerto Rico