One downside of living in Fort Lee is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Fort Lee, the average commute to work is 35.19 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the borough are by private automobile, Fort Lee is somewhat unusual for a borough of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Fort Lee area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
If knowledge is power, Fort Lee is a pretty powerful place. 62.81% of the adults in Fort Lee have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Fort Lee in 2022 was $62,802, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $251,208 for a family of four. However, Fort Lee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fort Lee is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Fort Lee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Lee residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Fort Lee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.86% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Lee include Italian, Russian, Polish, German, and Irish.
In addition, Fort Lee has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (50.39%).
The most common language spoken in Fort Lee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Chinese.
