Fairview vs Ramsey

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

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

Fairview has the higher population (14,920 vs 14,722 in Ramsey). Ramsey has the higher median household income ($164,767 vs $64,152 in Fairview). Ramsey has the higher median home value ($665,700 vs $512,100 in Fairview).

Population, income & housing

	Fairview	Ramsey
Population	14,920	14,722
Median age	39.0 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,152	$164,767
Median home value	$512,100	$665,700
Median gross rent	$1,597	$2,009
Housing units	5,724	5,267
Homeownership rate	34.8%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	69.3%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairview	Ramsey
Population	14,258 → 14,920 (+4.6%)	14,940 → 14,722 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$57,698 → $64,152 (+11.2%)	$147,875 → $164,767 (+11.4%)
Median home value	$364,900 → $512,100 (+40.3%)	$598,900 → $665,700 (+11.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,467 → $1,597 (+8.9%)	$1,646 → $2,009 (+22.1%)

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

Ramsey

Population

14,94014,722

Median household income

$147,875$164,767

Median home value

$598,900$665,700

Median gross rent

$1,646$2,009

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairview	Ramsey
Under 5	5.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	12.3%	22.8%
18 to 24	10.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	15.4%	7.3%
35 to 44	17.9%	15.0%
45 to 54	14.8%	15.0%
55 to 64	11.3%	14.2%
65 to 74	6.6%	7.6%
75 and over	6.1%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairview	Ramsey
White (non-Hispanic)	29.0%	74.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.3%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	62.9%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairview	Ramsey
No high school diploma	26.3%	4.0%
High school graduate	27.7%	11.6%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	15.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	41.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	28.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairview	Ramsey
Drove alone	51.3%	64.2%
Carpooled	16.6%	2.5%
Public transit	16.2%	8.4%
Walked	3.7%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	21.9%
Other means	5.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairview	Ramsey
1-unit, detached	20.9%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	10.8%
2 to 4 units	42.5%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	4.3%
20 or more units	15.1%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Fairview	Ramsey
Poverty rate	17.7%	3.0%
Average household size	2.67	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	31	34
Median year structure built	1957	1968