New Jersey · Census place 22470
Fair Lawn borough, NJ
Quick answer
Fair Lawn borough has 35,153 residents, ranking #27 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $147,952, the median home is worth $532,700 and median gross rent runs $1,908 a month.
- Population
- 35,153Fair Lawn borough residents
- Median household income
- $147,952Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $532,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,908Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fair Lawn borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fair Lawn borough median would spend about 15.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.1% of residents and 79.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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