Fanwood vs Union

A side-by-side comparison of Fanwood and Union: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fanwood has the higher population (7,714 vs 3,284 in Union). Fanwood has the higher median household income ($176,667 vs $127,411 in Union). Fanwood has the higher median home value ($610,600 vs $451,500 in Union).

Population, income & housing

	Fanwood	Union
Population	7,714	3,284
Median age	42.4 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$176,667	$127,411
Median home value	$610,600	$451,500
Median gross rent	$2,368	$1,695
Housing units	2,783	1,182
Homeownership rate	86.5%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.2%	34.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	16.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fanwood	Union
Population	7,660 → 7,714 (+0.7%)	2,591 → 3,284 (+26.7%)
Median household income	$147,905 → $176,667 (+19.4%)	$92,232 → $127,411 (+38.1%)
Median home value	$467,800 → $610,600 (+30.5%)	$363,400 → $451,500 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,710 → $2,368 (-12.6%)	$1,426 → $1,695 (+18.9%)

Fanwood

Population

7,6607,714

Median household income

$147,905$176,667

Median home value

$467,800$610,600

Median gross rent

$2,710$2,368

Union

Population

2,5913,284

Median household income

$92,232$127,411

Median home value

$363,400$451,500

Median gross rent

$1,426$1,695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fanwood	Union
Under 5	4.6%	2.0%
5 to 17	19.1%	8.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	8.2%	25.0%
35 to 44	14.7%	7.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	20.6%
55 to 64	18.6%	17.8%
65 to 74	9.0%	3.7%
75 and over	7.6%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fanwood	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	69.8%	11.6%
Black or African American	3.7%	50.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.3%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	6.4%
Two or more races	6.4%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	20.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fanwood	Union
No high school diploma	2.5%	23.3%
High school graduate	11.7%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	14.6%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	44.5%	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	26.7%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fanwood	Union
Drove alone	58.5%	74.8%
Carpooled	3.8%	9.9%
Public transit	11.7%	7.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.7%	3.6%
Other means	0.8%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fanwood	Union
1-unit, detached	84.8%	45.4%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	40.4%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	10.4%
20 or more units	5.5%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fanwood	Union
Poverty rate	1.4%	9.6%
Average household size	2.76	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	43	31
Median year structure built	1954	1946