Fair Lawn, NJ

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2023 Population

35,153

0.587% 1-year growth

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

Andy Kim

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

39.2

3.92% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

6.07%

1.09% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$147,952

4.53% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$532,700

9.09% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

17,504

0.483% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Fair Lawn, NJ had a population of 35.2k people with a median age of 39.2 and a median household income of $147,952. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Fair Lawn, NJ grew from 34,948 to 35,153, a 0.587% increase and its median household income grew from $141,540 to $147,952, a 4.53% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fair Lawn, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (66.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (13.4%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.85%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.15%), and Other (Hispanic) (3.33%).

None of the households in Fair Lawn, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.6% of the residents in Fair Lawn, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Fair Lawn, NJ was $532,700, and the homeownership rate was 79.3%.

Most people in Fair Lawn, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Fair Lawn, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fair Lawn, NJ is home to a population of 35.2k people, from which 90.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 31.4% of Fair Lawn, NJ residents were born outside of the country (11k people).

In 2023, there were 4.96 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (23.3k people) in Fair Lawn, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.69k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 2.41k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.6%

2023 Citizenship

91.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 90.6% of Fair Lawn, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Fair Lawn, NJ was 91.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fair Lawn, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fair Lawn, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
23.3k ± 1.16k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
4.69k ± 908
Two+ (Hispanic)
2.41k ± 817

13.2%

Hispanic Population

4.63k people

13.2% of the people in Fair Lawn, NJ are hispanic (4.63k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Fair Lawn, NJ as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.

Most Common Origin

India
273,669 ± 12,652 people
Dominican Republic
204,992 ± 10,992 people
Mexico
104,320 ± 7,885 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,669 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 204,992 and Mexico with 104,320.

Foreign-Born Population

31.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

11k people

31%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

10.8k people

As of 2023, 31.4% of Fair Lawn, NJ residents (11k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fair Lawn, NJ was 31%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fair Lawn, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
335 ± 114
Gulf War (2001-)
209 ± 112
World War II
64 ± 73

Fair Lawn, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.6 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fair Lawn, NJ employs 17.5k people. The largest industries in Fair Lawn, NJ are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,824 people), Educational Services (2,633 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,562 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($196,250), Finance & Insurance ($137,255), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($133,750).

Males in New Jersey have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,965. The income inequality in New Jersey (measured using the Gini index) is 0.489, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

17.5k

2023 Value

± 1,079

−0.483%

1 Year decline

± 8.95%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Fair Lawn, NJ declined at a rate of −0.483%, from 17.6k employees to 17.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fair Lawn, NJ, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (2,150 people), Management Occupations (2,087 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,863 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fair Lawn, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

17.5k

2023 Value

± 1,079

−0.483%

1 Year decline

± 8.95%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Fair Lawn, NJ declined at a rate of −0.483%, from 17.6k employees to 17.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fair Lawn, NJ, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,824 people), Educational Services (2,633 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,562 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fair Lawn, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Fair Lawn, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$99,712

Median earning men ± $7,278

$66,387

Median earning women ± $9,178

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($146,869), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($122,083), and Public Administration ($108,958).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,344), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($101,500), and Information ($100,583).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

Y-Axis

2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.15% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.13% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.92M), Bachelors Degree (1.77M), and Some college (1.3M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fair Lawn, NJ was $532,700 in 2023, which is 1.76 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $488,300 to $532,700, a 9.09% increase. The homeownership rate in Fair Lawn, NJ is 79.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Fair Lawn, NJ have an average commute time of 31.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fair Lawn, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$532,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$19,386

$9,629

Median Property Taxes

±$653

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fair Lawn, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fair Lawn, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

79.3%

Homeownership

2023

62.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 79.3% of the housing units in Fair Lawn, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fair Lawn, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 174
Census Tract 172

The following map shows all of the places in Fair Lawn, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$147,952

Median Household Income

± $11,636

12.2k

Number of Households

± 865

In 2023, the median household income of the 12.2k households in Fair Lawn, NJ grew to $147,952 from the previous year's value of $141,540.

The following chart displays the households in Fair Lawn, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fair Lawn, NJ is from New Jersey.

0.489

2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

0.49

2021 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2022, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.489 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.278% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (62.6%)
Worked At Home (18.9%)
Public Transit (11.4%)

In 2023, 62.6% of workers in Fair Lawn, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (11.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fair Lawn, NJ have a longer commute time (31.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.85% of the workforce in Fair Lawn, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fair Lawn, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fair Lawn, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fair Lawn, NJ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fair Lawn, NJ (2.12k out of 35k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fair Lawn, NJ is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

97.2% of the population of Fair Lawn, NJ has health coverage, with 63.8% on employee plans, 8.78% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 10.9% on non-group plans, and 0.397% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bergen County, NJ see 838 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.239% increase from the previous year (836 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 755 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Bergen County, NJ.

838 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bergen County, NJ

Primary care physicians in Bergen County, NJ see an average of 838 patients per year. This represents a 0.239% increase from the previous year (836 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Bergen County, NJ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.9% under 18 years, 14.7% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.8%

Uninsured

63.8%

Employer Coverage

8.78%

Medicaid

13.3%

Medicare

10.9%

Non-Group

0.397%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fair Lawn, NJ declined by 15% from 3.29% to 2.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fair Lawn, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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