Fairview vs Wanamassa

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

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

Wanamassa has the higher population (4,344 vs 3,950 in Fairview). Fairview has the higher median household income ($170,395 vs $167,712 in Wanamassa). Fairview has the higher median home value ($595,000 vs $526,400 in Wanamassa).

Population, income & housing

	Fairview	Wanamassa
Population	3,950	4,344
Median age	40.7 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$170,395	$167,712
Median home value	$595,000	$526,400
Median gross rent	$3,046	$1,836
Housing units	1,468	1,708
Homeownership rate	92.8%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.0%	66.6%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairview	Wanamassa
Population	3,742 → 3,950 (+5.6%)	4,630 → 4,344 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$150,500 → $170,395 (+13.2%)	$122,344 → $167,712 (+37.1%)
Median home value	$428,300 → $595,000 (+38.9%)	$372,100 → $526,400 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$2,333 → $3,046 (+30.6%)	$1,414 → $1,836 (+29.8%)

Fairview

Population

3,7423,950

Median household income

$150,500$170,395

Median home value

$428,300$595,000

Median gross rent

$2,333$3,046

Wanamassa

Population

4,6304,344

Median household income

$122,344$167,712

Median home value

$372,100$526,400

Median gross rent

$1,414$1,836

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairview	Wanamassa
Under 5	5.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	17.1%	18.9%
18 to 24	4.7%	6.6%
25 to 34	9.5%	10.9%
35 to 44	21.0%	10.9%
45 to 54	14.9%	18.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	15.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	7.8%
75 and over	5.3%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairview	Wanamassa
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairview	Wanamassa
No high school diploma	1.7%	0.6%
High school graduate	20.0%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	36.6%	38.5%
Graduate or professional degree	25.4%	28.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairview	Wanamassa
Drove alone	73.2%	68.3%
Carpooled	1.9%	0.6%
Public transit	11.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	26.4%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairview	Wanamassa
1-unit, detached	94.1%	94.1%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fairview	Wanamassa
Poverty rate	0.8%	6.5%
Average household size	2.74	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	42	27
Median year structure built	1957	1955