Fair Haven vs Little Silver

A side-by-side comparison of Fair Haven and Little Silver: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fair Haven has the higher population (6,182 vs 6,096 in Little Silver). Fair Haven has the higher median household income ($237,132 vs $220,746 in Little Silver). Fair Haven has the higher median home value ($943,300 vs $870,700 in Little Silver).

Population, income & housing

	Fair Haven	Little Silver
Population	6,182	6,096
Median age	40.5 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$237,132	$220,746
Median home value	$943,300	$870,700
Median gross rent	$3,500	$3,501
Housing units	2,082	2,352
Homeownership rate	92.4%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.0%	79.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fair Haven	Little Silver
Population	5,873 → 6,182 (+5.3%)	5,844 → 6,096 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$179,138 → $237,132 (+32.4%)	$179,391 → $220,746 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$731,900 → $943,300 (+28.9%)	$642,500 → $870,700 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$2,288 → $3,500 (+53.0%)	$2,469 → $3,501 (+41.8%)

Fair Haven

Population

5,8736,182

Median household income

$179,138$237,132

Median home value

$731,900$943,300

Median gross rent

$2,288$3,500

Little Silver

Population

5,8446,096

Median household income

$179,391$220,746

Median home value

$642,500$870,700

Median gross rent

$2,469$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fair Haven	Little Silver
Under 5	7.2%	7.2%
5 to 17	24.2%	16.4%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.4%
25 to 34	4.8%	7.7%
35 to 44	16.0%	10.0%
45 to 54	17.6%	14.7%
55 to 64	13.8%	19.2%
65 to 74	6.5%	8.3%
75 and over	3.8%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fair Haven	Little Silver
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	96.7%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fair Haven	Little Silver
No high school diploma	1.9%	0.9%
High school graduate	5.4%	8.9%
Some college or associate's	11.7%	10.5%
Bachelor's degree	48.9%	42.9%
Graduate or professional degree	32.1%	36.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fair Haven	Little Silver
Drove alone	53.5%	56.3%
Carpooled	3.9%	4.3%
Public transit	16.0%	11.2%
Walked	0.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.4%	26.7%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fair Haven	Little Silver
1-unit, detached	97.8%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	12.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fair Haven	Little Silver
Poverty rate	1.2%	2.4%
Average household size	2.98	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	40	36
Median year structure built	1956	1960