Trash summary
Paterson city, Passaic County, New Jersey. Population: 160,463. Land area: 8.4 sq mi. Trash collection, bins, illegal dumping and cleanup.
Recorded local data
Population160,463Source: census_popest_cousub. Population year: 2024.
Land area8.4 sq miSource: census_gazetteer. Geography year: 2023. Water area is excluded.
Derived from recorded data
Residents per square mile19,072.7Population / land area. Population and geography may refer to different years.
Model scenario
Collection points~ 1,180Scenario: (population / 2.45 (assumed people per household)) x 0.018. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Bin locations~ 1,700Scenario: (population / 2.45 (assumed people per household)) x 0.026. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Model values are scenarios, not an inventory or evidence that a service exists. Queues, applications, incidents, service users and unsafe homes are not inferred from population. Missing data does not mean zero.