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Moving to Fairfield, New Jersey

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Population: 7,063
Males: 3,454 (48.9%), Females: 3,609 (51.1%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $83,120
Median house value: $274,800

Population by Race

Races in Fairfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)
  • Black (0.5%)

Ancestries: Italian (45.8%), Irish (14.4%), German (13.8%), Polish (7.3%), English (3.7%), United States (3.1%).

Land area: 10.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fairfield

  • High school or higher: 86.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairfield CDP

  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 65.7%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 3.4%

12.6% Foreign born (7.7% Europe, 2.2% Asia, 1.9% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fairfield:

  • ESSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER (about 5 miles; CEDAR GROVE, NJ)
  • WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WAYNE, NJ)
  • CHILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; POMPTON PLAINS, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairfield:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 17 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 17 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 24 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fairfield:

Amtrak stations near Fairfield:

  • 14 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: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Fairfield:

  • METROPOLITAN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 178; Location: 11 DANIEL RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.mtinj.com)
  • STENO TECH CAREER INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 55; Location: 20 JUST RD; Private, for-profit; Website: [email protected])
  • DENTAL STUDIES INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 22; Location: 7 SPIELMAN RD; Private, for-profit; Website: [email protected])

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairfield:

  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 6 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 11 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,134)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)

Public primary/middle schools in Fairfield:

  • ADLAI E STEVENSON (Students: 438; Location: KNOLL RD; Grades: PK – 03)
  • WINSTON CHURCHILL (Students: 299; Location: 233 FAIRFIELD ROAD; Grades: 04 – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Fairfield:

  • GLENVIEW ACADEMY (Students: 97; Location: 24 DWIGHT PL; Grades: UG – UG)

Libraries

Library in Fairfield:

  • ANTHONY PIO COSTA MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $595,267; Location: 261 HOLLYWOOD AVENUE; 64,713 books; 2,431 audio materials; 2,222 video materials; 150 serial subscriptions)

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