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Compare Fair Lawn to Jersey City

This post compares Fair Lawn, New Jersey to Jersey City, New Jersey across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Fair Lawn (borough) Jersey City (city)
Population 33,447 265,932
Income (median) $73,712 $55,908
Home Value (median) $406,400 $344,200
White 81% 35%
Black 1% 23%
Asian 13% 25%
With Kids 35% 31%
Age (median) 42 33
Rentals 18% 71%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Fair Lawn or Jersey City?
A: Fair Lawn has a much smaller population count than Jersey City: 33447 compared with 265932 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Fair Lawn or in Jersey City?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Fair Lawn.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Fair Lawn or Jersey City?
A: Homes tend to be similarly priced in Fair Lawn.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Jersey City does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 18% for Fair Lawn versus 71% for Jersey City.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Fair Lawn may include: Old-Bridge, South-Plainfield, and Sayreville.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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