Fair Lawn is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 35,279 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Fair Lawn is the 47th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Fair Lawn are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.Fair Lawn is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 89.77% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Fair Lawn is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fair Lawn who work in management occupations (13.04%), teaching (11.43%), and business and financial occupations (10.53%). Also of interest is that Fair Lawn has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.83% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Fair Lawn is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Fair Lawn a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Fair Lawn has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Fair Lawn’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Fair Lawn, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.31 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Fair Lawn use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Fair Lawn‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Fair Lawn. 62.02% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Fair Lawn in 2022 was $60,255, 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 $241,020 for a family of four. Fair Lawn is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Fair Lawn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fair Lawn residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Fair Lawn also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.13% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fair Lawn include Italian, Polish, Russian, German, and Irish. Fair Lawn also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 31.20%. The most common language spoken in Fair Lawn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
