Fair Lawn is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 35,564 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. A relatively large number of people in Fair Lawn telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.83% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Fair Lawn is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Fair Lawn’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Fair Lawn is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Fair Lawn, the average commute to work is 31.31 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. For the size of the borough, public transportation in Fair Lawn is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Fair Lawn, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Fair Lawn's cultural character, accounting for 31.20% of the borough’s population. The most common language spoken in Fair Lawn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
