Fair Haven, NJ Population

Overview

6,235

Total Population

40.0

Median age

50.09%

Female population %

99.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

61.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

124

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Fair Haven's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Fair Haven is 40.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fair Haven's population under 18 was 34.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fair Haven's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fair Haven, 27.67% were under the age of 15, 13.25% aged 15 to 29, 48.53% aged 30 to 64, 9.38% aged 65 to 84, and 1.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 11 more females than males in Fair Haven:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.09% females and 49.91% males in Fair Haven, NJ.
The Fair Haven, NJ gender ratio is 99.6:100 i.e. 99.6 men to 100 women (0.996).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 354.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 369.

Fair Haven's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fair Haven population: 95.41% are White, 2.82% are Black or African American, 1.12% are Asian, 0.32% are some other race and 0.32% are multiracial.
Fair Haven's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 124 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,111 (98.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fair Haven is White with a population of 5,949 (95.41% of the total population).

Fair Haven's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 6,251 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Fair Haven's population increased by 162 (2.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fair Haven's population increased by 137 (2.24%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Fair Haven's population was lowest in year 2019 at 5,744.