Moving to Fair Haven, New Jersey

Population: 5,937. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,899 (-0.6% change)
Males: 2,877 (48.5%), Females: 3,060 (51.5%)

Monmouth County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $97,220
Median house value: $305,900

Population by Race

Races in Fair Haven:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.8%)
  • Black (4.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: Irish (31.2%), German (22.1%), Italian (16.6%), English (12.0%), Polish (7.5%), Scottish (3.1%).

Elevation: 40 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fair Haven

  • High school or higher: 97.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 61.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 26.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fair Haven borough

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 70.0%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

4.7% Foreign born (3.3% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +643 (+12.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fair Haven:

  • RIVERVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; RED BANK, NJ)
  • REHAILITATION HOSPITAL OF TINTON FALLS (about 5 miles; TINTON FALLS, NJ)
  • MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; LONG BRANCH, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fair Haven:

  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 24 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 24 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 27 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JFK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fair Haven:

  • MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE (about 14 miles; BELMAR/FARMINGDALE, NJ; Abbreviation: BLM)
  • OLD BRIDGE (about 21 miles; OLD BRIDGE, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N6)
  • LAKEWOOD (about 23 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Abbreviation: N12)

Colleges and Universities

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

  • MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,613)
  • BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; LINCROFT, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,533)
  • CUNY KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; BROOKLYN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 9,902)
  • CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 19 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 8,135)
  • CUNY BROOKLYN COLLEGE (about 20 miles; BROOKLYN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 10,079)
  • CUNY MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE (about 22 miles; BROOKLYN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,264)
  • BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA (about 23 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,823)

Public primary/middle schools in Fair Haven:

  • KNOLLWOOD (Students: 570; Location: 224 HANCE ROAD; Grades: 04 – 08)
  • VIOLA L SICKLES (Students: 421; Location: WILLOW STREET; Grades: KG – 03)

Libraries

Library in Fair Haven:

  • FAIR HAVEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $82,000; Location: 748 RIVER ROAD; 23,580 books; 240 audio materials; 600 video materials; 7 serial subscriptions)