Moving to Fair Lawn, New Jersey

Population: 31,637. Estimated population in July 2024: 31,408 (-0.7% change)
Males: 15,039 (47.5%), Females: 16,598 (52.5%)

Bergen County

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $72,127
Median house value: $218,000

Population by Race

Races in Fair Lawn:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.7%)
  • Hispanic (5.5%)
  • Asian Indian (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • Chinese (1.1%)
  • Filipino (1.1%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Korean (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (19.7%), Russian (11.7%), Irish (10.0%), German (10.0%), Polish (9.9%), United States (5.2%).

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 5.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fair Lawn

  • High school or higher: 89.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 44.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 17.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fair Lawn borough

  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 5.9%

26.8% Foreign born (15.4% Europe, 8.3% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,109 (+3.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fair Lawn:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fair Lawn:

  • TETERBORO (about 8 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 18 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 18 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fair Lawn:

Amtrak stations near Fair Lawn:

  • 15 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 15 miles: YONKERS (FOOT OF DOCK ST. & WELLS AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: NEW YORK (PENN STA) (NEW YORK, 7TH AVE. & W. 32ND ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fair Lawn:

  • BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,733)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
  • FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES (about 8 miles; TEANECK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,482)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 10 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 11 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,134)

Schools

Public high school in Fair Lawn:

  • FAIR LAWN HIGH (Students: 1,485; Location: BERDAN AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Fair Lawn:

  • THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE (Students: 716; Location: 35-01 MORLOT AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 452; Location: FIRST ST & LAMBERT RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • HENRY B. MILNES (Students: 423; Location: PHILLIP ST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • RADBURN (Students: 388; Location: RADBURNE RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • JOHN A. FORREST (Students: 305; Location: 10-00 HOPPER AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WESTMORELAND (Students: 268; Location: PARMALEE AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LYNCREST (Students: 243; Location: MORLOT AVE; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Fair Lawn:

  • ST. ANNE SCHOOL (Students: 306; Location: 1-30 SUMMIT AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Fair Lawn:

  • MAURICE M. PINE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,734,781; Location: 10-01 FAIR LAWN AVENUE; 174,482 books; 6,103 audio materials; 7,247 video materials; 337 serial subscriptions)