Fair Lawn

Population: 35,153
Median household income: $147,952
Median home value: $532,700

Located in Bergen County, New Jersey, Fair Lawn is a community with a population of 35,153. At $147,952, its median household income sits above Bergen County's $123,715.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fair Lawn's population grew 6.5% from 33,017 to 35,153, while its median home value rose 25.6% from $424,000 to $532,700.

The median gross rent is $1,908. 64.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,153
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $147,952
Median home value: $532,700
Median gross rent: $1,908
Housing units: 12,392
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,01735,153

Median household income

$123,159$147,952

Median home value

$424,000$532,700

Median gross rent

$1,560$1,908

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,017	$123,159	$424,000	$1,560
2020	32,986	$129,965	$439,100	$1,826
2021	34,820	$133,209	$447,500	$1,864
2022	34,948	$141,540	$488,300	$1,836
2023	35,153	$147,952	$532,700	$1,908

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,905	5.4%
5 to 17	7,345	20.9%
18 to 24	2,297	6.5%
25 to 34	3,396	9.7%
35 to 44	5,210	14.8%
45 to 54	4,591	13.1%
55 to 64	4,107	11.7%
65 to 74	3,912	11.1%
75 and over	2,390	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,296	66.3%
Black or African American	1,460	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.1%
Asian	4,693	13.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	0.1%
Some other race	241	0.7%
Two or more races	789	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,626	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate15.2%

Some college or associate's17.4%

Bachelor's degree35.6%

Graduate or professional degree28.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	755	3.2%
High school graduate	3,592	15.2%
Some college or associate's	4,109	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	8,409	35.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,741	28.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone62.6%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit11.4%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home18.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,778	62.6%
Carpooled	869	5.0%
Public transit	1,970	11.4%
Walked	108	0.6%
Bicycle	14	0.1%
Worked from home	3,257	18.9%
Other means	232	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,503	25.1%
15 to 29 min	4,217	30.2%
30 to 44 min	2,650	19.0%
45 to 59 min	1,019	7.3%
60+ min	2,582	18.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 6.1% (2,124 of 35,010)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,335	76.8%
Nonfamily households	2,815	23.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,150	98.0%
Vacant	242	2.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,629	79.3%
Renter-occupied	2,521	20.7%

1-unit, detached75.4%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,344	75.4%
1-unit, attached	567	4.6%
2 to 4 units	1,143	9.2%
5 to 19 units	851	6.9%
20 or more units	471	3.8%
Mobile home & other	16	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3422470
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 5.14 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 40.9358, -74.1175