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Fair Lawn, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $503,171 (it was $216,400 in 2000)
Fair Lawn:

$503,171
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $424,069 - $630,696

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $522,057
Here:

$522,057
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $429,592
Here:

$429,592
State:

$381,113

In 2-unit structures: $442,762
Here:

$442,762
State:

$444,476

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $250,531
Here:

$250,531
State:

$457,463

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $415,738
Here:

$415,738
State:

$368,745

Total population: 33,549 (Urban population: 31,637, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 12,700 (12,386 occupied: 9,868 owner occupied, 2,583 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

21%
State:

35%

Housing density: 2,457 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,251,311.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,746 (lower quartile is $1,388, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,369


Median gross rent in Fair Lawn, NJ in 2022: $1,806

Housing units in Fair Lawn with a mortgage: 5,886 (839 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 834 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 188

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $188,678

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $124,742

Median monthly housing costs: $2,067

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Fair Lawn, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1953

Median year apartment built: 1961

Household type by relationship:

Households: 34,938
  • Male householders: 6,523 (1,266 living alone), Female householders: 5,782 (1,197 living alone)
  • 7,606 spouses (7,560 opposite-sex spouses), 567 unmarried partners, (538 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,665 children (11,412 natural, 137 adopted, 115 stepchildren), 447 grandchildren, 510 brothers or sisters, 840 parents, 0 foster children, 512 other relatives, 310 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 169

Size of family households: 3,218 2-persons, 2,495 3-persons, 2,178 4-persons, 1,104 5-persons, 337 6-persons, 175 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,547 1-person, 361 2-persons, 22 3-persons.

6,855 married couples with children.
1,182 single-parent households (107 men, 1,075 women).

57.9% of residents of Fair Lawn speak English at home.
9.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
22.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
4.5% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 11,179 (32.0%)
(73.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
  • 47no bedroom
  • 1271 bedroom
  • 8142 bedrooms
  • 4,9843 bedrooms
  • 3,1364 bedrooms
  • 7605+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
  • 70no bedroom
  • 9941 bedroom
  • 1,0072 bedrooms
  • 2033 bedrooms
  • 1704 bedrooms
  • 1405+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Fair Lawn in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fair Lawn in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 346no vehicle
  • 2,3691 vehicle
  • 4,9552 vehicles
  • 1,7643 vehicles
  • 3864 vehicles
  • 485+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Fair Lawn in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fair Lawn in renter-occupied apartments
  • 470no vehicle
  • 1,0951 vehicle
  • 8472 vehicles
  • 1053 vehicles
  • 184 vehicles
  • 495+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
  • 471 room
  • 172 rooms
  • 1323 rooms
  • 3354 rooms
  • 1,3545 rooms
  • 1,8956 rooms
  • 2,3807 rooms
  • 1,8358 rooms
  • 1,8759+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
  • 701 room
  • 2012 rooms
  • 5223 rooms
  • 8774 rooms
  • 3265 rooms
  • 2686 rooms
  • 1747 rooms
  • 428 rooms
  • 1039+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Fair Lawn, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Fair Lawn, NJ in 2022
  • 384Less than $10,000
  • 316$10,000 to $19,999
  • 509$20,000 to $29,999
  • 690$30,000 to $39,999
  • 478$40,000 to $49,999
  • 319$50,000 to $59,999
  • 742$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,033$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,084$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,186$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,680$150,000 to $199,999
  • 4,013$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Fair Lawn, NJ

  • Distribution of house value in Fair Lawn, NJ in 2022
  • 21Less than $10,000
  • 53$10,000 to $14,999
  • 30$25,000 to $29,999
  • 87$35,000 to $39,999
  • 15$40,000 to $49,999
  • 59$50,000 to $59,999
  • 16$60,000 to $69,999
  • 15$70,000 to $79,999
  • 20$125,000 to $149,999
  • 27$150,000 to $174,999
  • 118$200,000 to $249,999
  • 174$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,226$300,000 to $399,999
  • 3,033$400,000 to $499,999
  • 4,220$500,000 to $749,999
  • 629$750,000 to $999,999
  • 105$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 90$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Fair Lawn, NJ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Fair Lawn, NJ in 2022
  • 137$200 to $249
  • 17$300 to $349
  • 12$350 to $399
  • 49$600 to $649
  • 17$800 to $899
  • 65$900 to $999
  • 91$1,000 to $1,249
  • 527$1,250 to $1,499
  • 764$1,500 to $1,999
  • 266$2,000 to $2,499
  • 443$2,500 to $2,999
  • 63$3,000 to $3,499
  • 72$3,500 or more
  • 70No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.0%
Number of people working at home: 3,604 (20.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 339
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,885
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,625
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,797
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,287
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 893
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,650
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 688
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 474
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,055
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,545
  • 90 or more minutes: 992
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Fair Lawn

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 8,511 (63.5%)
  • Carpooled: 1,157 (8.6%)
  • Bus: 61 (0.5%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 7 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 167 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle: 7 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 170 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 3,604 (26.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.8%Males
  • 4.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.4%Males
  • 10.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 13.1%Males
  • 4.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.9%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.6%Males
  • 1.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
  • 2,8972010 or later
  • 2,6672000 to 2009
  • 2,5791990 to 1999
  • 2,6401980 to 1989
  • 9731970 to 1979
  • 1,587Before 1970
Ancestries in Fair Lawn, NJ

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 1,602 (8.8%)
  • Polish: 1,362 (7.5%)
  • American: 1,167 (6.4%)
  • Russian: 1,034 (5.7%)
  • Irish: 670 (3.7%)
  • German: 476 (2.6%)
  • Israeli: 423 (2.3%)
  • Greek: 363 (2.0%)
  • Ukrainian: 320 (1.8%)
  • Eastern European: 299 (1.6%)
  • English: 282 (1.6%)
  • Jamaican: 267 (1.5%)
  • Ghanaian: 254 (1.4%)
  • Macedonian: 180 (1.0%)
  • European: 149 (0.8%)
  • Egyptian: 145 (0.8%)
  • Nigerian: 118 (0.7%)
  • Brazilian: 116 (0.6%)
  • Bulgarian: 106 (0.6%)
  • Albanian: 95 (0.5%)
  • Turkish: 85 (0.5%)
  • Armenian: 78 (0.4%)
  • Arab: 68 (0.4%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 54 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 46 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 45 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 44 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 43 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 42 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 39 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 38 (0.2%)
  • Jordanian: 32 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 32 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 31 (0.2%)
  • Kenyan: 27 (0.1%)
  • Latvian: 25 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 25 (0.1%)
  • Yugoslavian: 24 (0.1%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 22 (0.1%)
  • British: 17 (0.09%)
  • African: 15 (0.08%)
  • Scottish: 15 (0.08%)
  • Swedish: 12 (0.07%)
  • Austrian: 10 (0.06%)
  • Moroccan: 8 (0.04%)
  • Australian: 8 (0.04%)
  • French Canadian: 3 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

India
Fair Lawn:

10.4% (1,164)
New Jersey:

12.8% (274,609)

Ukraine
Fair Lawn:

8.4% (938)
New Jersey:

1.1% (22,760)

Russia
Fair Lawn:

8.1% (903)
New Jersey:

0.9% (20,371)

Israel
Fair Lawn:

7.9% (884)
New Jersey:

0.5% (10,975)

Other Eastern Europe
Fair Lawn:

6.0% (676)
New Jersey:

0.4% (7,791)

Belarus
Fair Lawn:

4.5% (508)
New Jersey:

0.2% (4,579)

Dominican Republic
Fair Lawn:

3.7% (411)
New Jersey:

9.7% (209,055)

Poland
Fair Lawn:

3.7% (410)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,811)

Philippines
Fair Lawn:

3.3% (374)
New Jersey:

4.0% (85,934)

Colombia
Fair Lawn:

2.3% (260)
New Jersey:

4.2% (90,817)

Jamaica
Fair Lawn:

2.2% (248)
New Jersey:

2.2% (47,365)

Japan
Fair Lawn:

2.0% (229)
New Jersey:

0.5% (10,042)

Korea
Fair Lawn:

2.0% (223)
New Jersey:

3.3% (70,512)

Peru
Fair Lawn:

1.9% (215)
New Jersey:

2.7% (58,563)

Cuba
Fair Lawn:

1.8% (202)
New Jersey:

2.1% (45,435)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Fair Lawn:

1.8% (197)
New Jersey:

3.7% (78,969)

Nepal
Fair Lawn:

1.7% (190)
New Jersey:

0.1% (2,890)

Argentina
Fair Lawn:

1.7% (186)
New Jersey:

0.5% (10,607)

Italy
Fair Lawn:

1.6% (184)
New Jersey:

1.5% (33,198)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 14,670
  • Other state: 8,136
  • Northeast: 6,886
  • Midwest: 220
  • South: 785
  • West: 199

93.3% of Fair Lawn residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42.5% lived in New Jersey.


Fair Lawn:

93.3%
State average:

90.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 161
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 20
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 56
  • 9th grade: 22
  • 10th grade: 41
  • 11th grade: 13
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 130
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,667
  • Less than 1 year of college: 484
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,160
  • Associate degree: 674
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,884
  • Master's degree: 2,326
  • Professional school degree: 626
  • Doctorate degree: 530
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 105
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 42
  • 5th and 6th grade: 29
  • 7th and 8th grade: 15
  • 9th grade: 10
  • 10th grade: 95
  • 11th grade: 7
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 122
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,059
  • Less than 1 year of college: 442
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 860
  • Associate degree: 913
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,178
  • Master's degree: 2,797
  • Professional school degree: 457
  • Doctorate degree: 279
Educational Attainment for Females
Fair Lawn marital status for males
Fair Lawn marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,395
  • One, attached: 598
  • Two: 762
  • 3 or 4: 612
  • 5 to 9: 511
  • 10 to 19: 353
  • 20 to 49: 158
  • 50 or more: 289
  • Mobile homes: 18

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Fair Lawn
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Fair Lawn, NJ
  • 87.8%Utility gas
  • 4.6%Electricity
  • 4.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Fair Lawn, NJ
  • 70.8%Utility gas
  • 16.6%Electricity
  • 6.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.2%No fuel used
  • 2.7%Other fuel
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 425
Here:

10.0%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 211
Here:

9.5%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 405
Here:

29.5%
New Jersey:

33.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability