Fair Lawn, New Jersey

Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey

Population, 2000 to 2020+10.4%

Population of Fair Lawn at each census
Census	Population
2000	31,637
2010	32,457
2020	34,927

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Fair Lawn compared with its county and state

Fair Lawn compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	Fair Lawn	Bergen County	New Jersey
Population	35,153	954,717	9,267,014
Median household income	$147,952	$123,715	$101,050
Median age	39.2	42.1	40.1
Median home value	$532,700	$593,200	$427,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher	64.2%	52.6%	42.9%
Foreign-born residents	31.7%	31.4%	23.5%
Owner-occupied homes	79.3%	65.4%	63.7%
Mean commute to work	31.2 minutes	31.3 minutes	30.9 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Fair Lawn

Under $50k16.7%

$50k to $100k17.2%

$100k to $150k16.7%

$150k to $200k15.1%

$200k and over34.3%

Median household income $147,952 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Fair Lawn

79.3%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 9,629 units
Renter occupied: 2,521 units
Vacancy rate: 2%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Public schools in Fair Lawn9

Public schools in Fair Lawn, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
Henry B. Milnes Elementary School	Public	K–4	Fair Lawn Public School District
John A. Forrest Elementary School	Public	K–4	Fair Lawn Public School District
Lyncrest Elementary School	Public	K–4	Fair Lawn Public School District
Radburn Elementary School	Public	K–4	Fair Lawn Public School District
Warren Point Elementary School	Public	K–4	Fair Lawn Public School District
Westmoreland Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–4	Fair Lawn Public School District
Memorial Middle School	Public	5–8	Fair Lawn Public School District
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5–8	Fair Lawn Public School District
Fair Lawn High School	Public	9–12	Fair Lawn Public School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.