One downside of living in Fairview is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Fairview, the average commute to work is 32.07 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.
Even though Fairview is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The education level of Fairview citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.31% of adults in Fairview have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Fairview in 2022 was $35,932, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,728 for a family of four. However, Fairview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fairview is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Fairview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Fairview, accounting for 55.01% of the borough’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Fairview residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fairview include Italian, Irish, Egyptian, Croatian, and German.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Fairview's cultural character, accounting for 47.28% of the borough’s population.
The most common language spoken in Fairview is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Arabic.
