Fair Lawn, NJ Population

Overview

34,820

Total Population

40.5

Median age

51.84%

Female population %

92.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

64.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5,261

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fair Lawn is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fair Lawn's population under 18 was 24.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fair Lawn's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fair Lawn, 20.87% were under the age of 15, 14.61% aged 15 to 29, 46.12% aged 30 to 64, 15.65% aged 65 to 84, and 2.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,280 more females than males in Fair Lawn:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.84% females and 48.16% males in Fair Lawn, NJ.
The Fair Lawn, NJ gender ratio is 92.9:100 i.e. 92.9 men to 100 women (0.929).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,347.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 1,763.

Fair Lawn's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fair Lawn population: 77.40% are White, 2.49% are Black or African American, 0.01% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 11.98% are Asian, 0.11% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.69% are some other race and 6.32% are multiracial.
Fair Lawn's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 5,261 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 29,559 (84.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fair Lawn is White with a population of 26,949 (77.40% of the total population).

Fair Lawn's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 35,279 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Fair Lawn's population increased by 767 (2.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fair Lawn's population increased by 2,449 (7.55%), 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 Lawn's population was lowest in year 2008 at 30,598.