Fanwood is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 7,655 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fanwood is the 248th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Fanwood 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.Fanwood is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 95.15% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Fanwood is a borough of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fanwood who work in management occupations (28.25%), business and financial occupations (13.89%), and office and administrative support (9.63%). Also of interest is that Fanwood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 24.81% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. In addition, Fanwood is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Because of many things, Fanwood is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Fanwood really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Fanwood perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Fanwood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.89 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Despite being a small borough, Fanwood has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Fanwood, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Fanwood is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 72.01% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Fanwood in 2022 was $73,487, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $293,948 for a family of four. Fanwood is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Fanwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fanwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fanwood include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Fanwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
