Fair Lawn, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 30,783 (All urban)

Fair Lawn, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 12,006 (11,806 occupied: 9,455 owner occupied, 2,351 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	34%

Housing density: 2323 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $420,316.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,194 (lower quartile is $949, upper quartile is $1,615)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,280

Median gross rent in Fair Lawn, NJ in 2007: $1,286

Housing units in Fair Lawn with a mortgage: 5,625 (434 second mortgage, 739 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,150

Fair Lawn,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $442,326 (it was $216,400 in 2000)

Fair Lawn:	$442,326
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $367,329 - $496,737

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $446,660
Here: $446,660
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $437,082
Here: $437,082
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $429,391
Here: $429,391
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $244,105
Here: $244,105
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $293,235
Here: $293,235
State: $309,003

Household type by relationship

Households: 31,469

In family households: 28,067 (6,863 male householders, 2,036 female householders)
7,603 spouses, 9,891 children (9,381 natural, 301 adopted, 209 stepchildren), 297 grandchildren, 189 brothers or sisters, 360 parents, 492 other relatives, 336 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,402 (1,054 male householders (844 living alone)), 1,871 female householders (1,684 living alone)), 477 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 168 (139 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,555 2-persons, 2,063 3-persons, 2,162 4-persons, 806 5-persons, 243 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,528 1-person, 336 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

6,090 married couples with children.
803 single-parent households (164 men, 639 women).

67.7% of residents of Fair Lawn speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
19.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.4% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 8,476 (26.8%)
(64.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fair Lawn, New Jersey:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 35 3 rooms: 189 4 rooms: 388 5 rooms: 1,287 6 rooms: 2,650 7 rooms: 2,246 8 rooms: 1,593 9 or more rooms: 1,059

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fair Lawn, New Jersey:
	1 room: 20 2 rooms: 162 3 rooms: 647 4 rooms: 831 5 rooms: 412 6 rooms: 130 7 rooms: 103 8 rooms: 16 9 or more rooms: 30

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 203
1995 to 1998: 63
1990 to 1994: 80
1980 to 1989: 307
1970 to 1979: 409
1960 to 1969: 1,361
1950 to 1959: 3,952
1940 to 1949: 3,405
1939 or earlier: 2,226

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fair Lawn:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 240 2 bedrooms: 1,204 3 bedrooms: 4,813 4 bedrooms: 2,762 5 or more bedrooms: 428

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fair Lawn:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 927 2 bedrooms: 1,056 3 bedrooms: 277 4 bedrooms: 71 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fair Lawn in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 324 1 vehicle: 2,655 2 vehicles: 4,795 3 vehicles: 1,141 4 vehicles: 430 5 or more vehicles: 110

Cars and other vehicles available in Fair Lawn in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 320 1 vehicle: 1,267 2 vehicles: 616 3 vehicles: 129 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Fair Lawn, NJ:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 10
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 18
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 8
$80,000 to $89,999: 33
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 102
$125,000 to $149,999: 301
$150,000 to $174,999: 1192
$175,000 to $199,999: 1674
$200,000 to $249,999: 2921
$250,000 to $299,999: 1169
$300,000 to $399,999: 980
$400,000 to $499,999: 269
$500,000 to $749,999: 60
$750,000 to $999,999: 6
$1,000,000 or more: 32

Fair Lawn rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fair Lawn:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 7
$150 to $199: 22
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 8
$300 to $349: 16
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 7
$600 to $649: 19
$650 to $699: 29
$700 to $749: 36
$750 to $799: 24
$800 to $899: 106
$900 to $999: 299
$1,000 to $1,249: 689
$1,250 to $1,499: 325
$1,500 to $1,999: 343
$2,000 or more: 262
No cash rent: 82

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,393 1990 to 1994: 1,883 1985 to 1989: 1,659 1980 to 1984: 981 1975 to 1979: 703 1970 to 1974: 270 1970 to 1974: 357 1965 to 1969: 1,230

Fair Lawn, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 53.7%
Number of people working at home: 575 (3.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 362
5 to 9 minutes: 1570
10 to 14 minutes: 1685
15 to 19 minutes: 1870
20 to 24 minutes: 2102
25 to 29 minutes: 1011
30 to 34 minutes: 1522
35 to 39 minutes: 383
40 to 44 minutes: 583
45 to 59 minutes: 1304
60 to 89 minutes: 1814
90 or more minutes: 659

Fair Lawn mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,586 (75%)
Carpooled: 1,176 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 904 (6%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 20 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 17 (0%)
Railroad: 820 (5%)
Bicycle: 17 (0%)
Walked: 308 (2%)
Other means: 17 (0%)
Worked at home: 575 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 556
$10,000 to $14,999: 296
$15,000 to $19,999: 447
$20,000 to $24,999: 452
$25,000 to $29,999: 386
$30,000 to $34,999: 462
$35,000 to $39,999: 405
$40,000 to $44,999: 477
$45,000 to $49,999: 376
$50,000 to $59,999: 946
$60,000 to $74,999: 1317
$75,000 to $99,999: 2168
$100,000 to $124,999: 1415
$125,000 to $149,999: 785
$150,000 to $199,999: 772
$200,000 or more: 564

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 5989

Italian: 5378

Russian: 3206

Polish: 2262

German: 2006

Irish: 1844

United States or American: 1647

Israeli: 921

Ukrainian: 836

English: 802

Dutch: 431

Hungarian: 423

Greek: 329

French (except Basque): 306

Eastern European: 267

Arab:: 207

Lithuanian: 200

Austrian: 198

Armenian: 182

Romanian: 154

Scottish: 147

European: 135

Swedish: 112

Latvian: 107

Syrian: 104

Portuguese: 103

Scotch-Irish: 101

Albanian: 81

Turkish: 79

Iranian: 58

Czech: 54

Swiss: 53

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 50

New Zealander: 48

Lebanese: 48

Czechoslovakian: 47

Norwegian: 45

French Canadian: 43

Slovak: 36

Celtic: 32

Maltese: 30

Canadian: 28

British: 24

Estonian: 24

Moroccan: 23

Subsaharan African:: 20

Jamaican: 15

Slovene: 14

Iraqi: 14

South African: 14

Welsh: 14

Danish: 13

Croatian: 13

Arab/Arabic: 11

Belgian: 11

Haitian: 11

West Indian: 11

Carpatho Rusyn: 9

Northern European: 8

Guyanese: 8

Basque: 8

Slavic: 7

Soviet Union: 7

Egyptian: 7

British West Indian: 7

African: 6

Pennsylvania German: 6

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Russia (18%)
Ukraine (12%)
Israel (12%)
Poland (6%)
Other Eastern Europe (6%)
India (5%)
Philippines (5%)

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

This state: 14248
Northeast: 7426
Midwest: 502
South: 490
West: 194

73% of Fair Lawn residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 46
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 32
7th and 8th grade: 203
9th grade: 131
10th grade: 202
11th grade: 73
12th grade, no diploma: 284
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,078
Less than 1 year of college: 442
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,341
Associate degree: 478
Bachelor's degree: 2,944
Master's degree: 1,258
Professional school degree: 467
Doctorate degree: 307

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 52
Nursery to 4th grade: 27
5th and 6th grade: 78
7th and 8th grade: 304
9th grade: 128
10th grade: 169
11th grade: 160
12th grade, no diploma: 378
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,234
Less than 1 year of college: 701
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,083
Associate degree: 766
Bachelor's degree: 3,175
Master's degree: 1,562
Professional school degree: 225
Doctorate degree: 124

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 2.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $89,167
Black householders: $92,286
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $82,971
Asian householders: $96,529
Some other race householders: $84,503
Two or more races householders: $76,330
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $93,401

Fair Lawn household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fair Lawn household income for Black householders

Fair Lawn household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Fair Lawn household income for Asian householders

Fair Lawn household income for Some other race householders

Fair Lawn household income for Two or more races householders

Fair Lawn household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Fair Lawn marital status for males

Fair Lawn marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $445,187
Black or African American householders: $459,904
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $459,904
Asian householders: $469,511
Some other race householders: $469,715
Two or more races householders: $562,105
Hispanic or Latino householders: $403,080

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,286
One, attached: 349
Two: 696
3 or 4: 601
5 to 9: 315
10 to 19: 256
20 to 49: 112
50 or more: 391

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fair Lawn:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (81%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Electricity (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (70%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 581

Here:	17.5%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 326

Here:	17.9%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 386

Here:	30.3%
New Jersey:	30.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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