Fairview vs North Arlington

A side-by-side comparison of Fairview and North Arlington: population, income, housing, and more.

Fairview and North Arlington are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Arlington has the higher population (16,368 vs 14,920 in Fairview). North Arlington has the higher median household income ($101,493 vs $64,152 in Fairview). Fairview has the higher median home value ($512,100 vs $464,700 in North Arlington).

Population, income & housing

	Fairview	North Arlington
Population	14,920	16,368
Median age	39.0 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,152	$101,493
Median home value	$512,100	$464,700
Median gross rent	$1,597	$1,706
Housing units	5,724	6,986
Homeownership rate	34.8%	46.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	38.6%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairview	North Arlington
Population	14,258 → 14,920 (+4.6%)	15,677 → 16,368 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$57,698 → $64,152 (+11.2%)	$84,527 → $101,493 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$364,900 → $512,100 (+40.3%)	$363,400 → $464,700 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,467 → $1,597 (+8.9%)	$1,375 → $1,706 (+24.1%)

Fairview

Population

14,25814,920

Median household income

$57,698$64,152

Median home value

$364,900$512,100

Median gross rent

$1,467$1,597

North Arlington

Population

15,67716,368

Median household income

$84,527$101,493

Median home value

$363,400$464,700

Median gross rent

$1,375$1,706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairview	North Arlington
Under 5	5.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	12.3%	12.2%
18 to 24	10.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	15.4%	17.7%
35 to 44	17.9%	15.4%
45 to 54	14.8%	13.5%
55 to 64	11.3%	12.6%
65 to 74	6.6%	9.7%
75 and over	6.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairview	North Arlington
White (non-Hispanic)	29.0%	53.7%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	62.9%	31.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairview	North Arlington
No high school diploma	26.3%	8.9%
High school graduate	27.7%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairview	North Arlington
Drove alone	51.3%	65.1%
Carpooled	16.6%	6.9%
Public transit	16.2%	13.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	10.7%
Other means	5.3%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairview	North Arlington
1-unit, detached	20.9%	37.8%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	42.5%	39.1%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	14.4%
20 or more units	15.1%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fairview	North Arlington
Poverty rate	17.7%	3.7%
Average household size	2.67	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1957	1954