Fairfield, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 6,740, Rural population: 323 (all nonfarm))

Fairfield, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,326 (2,296 occupied: 2,144 owner occupied, 152 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	7%
State:	34%

Housing density: 223 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: $1,054 (lower quartile is $844, upper quartile is $1,643)

Median gross rent in Fairfield, NJ in 2007: $1,393

Housing units in Fairfield with a mortgage: 1,358 (40 second mortgage, 244 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 722

Fairfield,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $511,112 (it was $273,900 in 2000)

Fairfield:	$511,112
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $424,119 - $608,783

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $527,593
Here: $527,593
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $422,922
Here: $422,922
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $540,185
Here: $540,185
State: $429,538

Mobile homes: $225,000
Here: $225,000
State: $53,584

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,975

In family households: 6,589 (1,594 male householders, 394 female householders)
1,795 spouses, 2,359 children (2,272 natural, 81 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 117 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 127 parents, 151 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 386 (143 male householders (102 living alone)), 172 female householders (150 living alone)), 71 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 88 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 673 2-persons, 483 3-persons, 499 4-persons, 216 5-persons, 84 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 252 1-person, 49 2-persons, 14 3-persons.

1,348 married couples with children.
91 single-parent households (14 men, 77 women).

80.7% of residents of Fairfield speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
12.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 889 (12.6%)
(77.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.5
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairfield, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 34 4 rooms: 16 5 rooms: 141 6 rooms: 339 7 rooms: 541 8 rooms: 567 9 or more rooms: 506

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfield, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 22 5 rooms: 45 6 rooms: 10 7 rooms: 42 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 32
1990 to 1994: 8
1980 to 1989: 232
1970 to 1979: 389
1960 to 1969: 828
1950 to 1959: 435
1940 to 1949: 177
1939 or earlier: 225

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairfield:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 42 2 bedrooms: 162 3 bedrooms: 1,031 4 bedrooms: 723 5 or more bedrooms: 186

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfield:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 57 3 bedrooms: 52 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfield in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 37 1 vehicle: 307 2 vehicles: 1,027 3 vehicles: 511 4 vehicles: 173 5 or more vehicles: 89

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfield in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 62 2 vehicles: 57 3 vehicles: 33 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$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: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 31
$125,000 to $149,999: 51
$150,000 to $174,999: 88
$175,000 to $199,999: 89
$200,000 to $249,999: 496
$250,000 to $299,999: 574
$300,000 to $399,999: 475
$400,000 to $499,999: 226
$500,000 to $749,999: 50
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Fairfield rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fairfield:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 8
$400 to $449: 4
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 22
$900 to $999: 11
$1,000 to $1,249: 11
$1,250 to $1,499: 17
$1,500 to $1,999: 26
$2,000 or more: 20
No cash rent: 23

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 31 1990 to 1994: 38 1985 to 1989: 104 1980 to 1984: 54 1975 to 1979: 81 1970 to 1974: 137 1970 to 1974: 89 1965 to 1969: 355

Fairfield, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 45.2%
Number of people working at home: 88 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 101
5 to 9 minutes: 539
10 to 14 minutes: 451
15 to 19 minutes: 385
20 to 24 minutes: 503
25 to 29 minutes: 196
30 to 34 minutes: 474
35 to 39 minutes: 125
40 to 44 minutes: 106
45 to 59 minutes: 261
60 to 89 minutes: 198
90 or more minutes: 81

Fairfield mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,995 (85%)
Carpooled: 261 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 61 (2%)
Railroad: 46 (1%)
Walked: 35 (1%)
Other means: 22 (1%)
Worked at home: 88 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 59
$10,000 to $14,999: 42
$15,000 to $19,999: 47
$20,000 to $24,999: 75
$25,000 to $29,999: 70
$30,000 to $34,999: 70
$35,000 to $39,999: 93
$40,000 to $44,999: 44
$45,000 to $49,999: 127
$50,000 to $59,999: 118
$60,000 to $74,999: 185
$75,000 to $99,999: 423
$100,000 to $124,999: 335
$125,000 to $149,999: 261
$150,000 to $199,999: 173
$200,000 or more: 181

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 2894

Irish: 624

Other groups: 508

German: 485

Polish: 354

United States or American: 221

English: 154

Dutch: 131

Greek: 126

Norwegian: 103

Russian: 86

French Canadian: 83

Arab:: 80

Hungarian: 80

Brazilian: 68

Czechoslovakian: 60

Ukrainian: 60

Yugoslavian: 51

Lebanese: 49

Cypriot: 46

Slovak: 45

Macedonian: 43

Scotch-Irish: 42

Scottish: 40

Syrian: 31

Austrian: 26

French (except Basque): 26

Welsh: 21

British: 17

Iranian: 17

European: 16

Turkish: 15

Portuguese: 14

Czech: 14

Belgian: 14

Eastern European: 9

Danish: 9

Canadian: 8

Swedish: 8

Swiss: 8

Lithuanian: 6

Slavic: 6

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

Italy (15%)
Poland (9%)
Greece (7%)
Canada (6%)
Germany (5%)
Brazil (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)

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

This state: 5125
Northeast: 827
Midwest: 32
South: 106
West: 14

70% of Fairfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 46
7th and 8th grade: 51
9th grade: 17
10th grade: 70
11th grade: 38
12th grade, no diploma: 105
High school graduate (or equivalency): 718
Less than 1 year of college: 119
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 245
Associate degree: 73
Bachelor's degree: 575
Master's degree: 248
Professional school degree: 88
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 41
Nursery to 4th grade: 23
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 54
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 74
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 82
High school graduate (or equivalency): 932
Less than 1 year of college: 172
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 255
Associate degree: 109
Bachelor's degree: 589
Master's degree: 162
Professional school degree: 62
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

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

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: 6.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $100,996
Asian householders: $184,692
Some other race householders: $60,061
Two or more races householders: $182,887
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $90,555

Fairfield household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fairfield household income for Asian householders

Fairfield household income for Two or more races householders

Fairfield household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Fairfield marital status for males

Fairfield marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $511,485
Asian householders: $769,747
Some other race householders: $303,233
Two or more races householders: $521,002
Hispanic or Latino householders: $314,989

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,212
One, attached: 59
Two: 24
3 or 4: 23
Mobile homes: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $409,896

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fairfield:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (82%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Electricity (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (63%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%) Electricity (7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 35

Here:	5.0%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	4.3%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 167

Here:	51.7%
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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