Census place 3422470

Fair Lawn

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Fair Lawn borough

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Fair Lawn.

According to the 2025 estimate, Fair Lawn has a population of 37,128 and 7,230 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 117 covered New Jersey places are: median household income is $144,574, above the comparison median of $97,993; population density is 7,230/sq mi, above the comparison median of 5,839/sq mi; and median home value is $564,700, above the comparison median of $471,600. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median household income
$144,574
Above the comparison median of $97,993
population density
7,230/sq mi
Above the comparison median of 5,839/sq mi
median home value
$564,700
Above the comparison median of $471,600

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Fair Lawn's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
37,128
2025 estimate
Annual change
+2.4%
Population estimate
Density
7,230/sq mi
5.1 sq mi land area
Median age
39.1 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$144,574
Median home value
$564,700
Median gross rent
$1,917
Bachelor’s degree or higher
63.3%
Typical commute
31.3 min
Drive-alone commute
61.6%
Public transit commute
9.6%
Walked to work
1.2%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
21.9%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
59.1%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
64%
Unemployed residents 16+
4.3%
Working from home
20.2%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
97.2%
Homes built 2020+
1.8%
Households without a vehicle
5.5%
Households with children
41.4%
Residents with a disability
7.5%
Residents without insurance
3.3%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Bergen County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
17
Hurricane declarations
8
Severe Storm declarations
6
Snowstorm declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: TETERBORO AP (6 mi from place center)
Average high
64°F
Average low
46.7°F
Annual rainfall
46.3"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Fair Lawn.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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