Fair Lawn, NJ Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,765 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 628 | 8.1 |
| Kindergarten | 353 | 4.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,312 | 42.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,820 | 23.4 |
| College or graduate school | 1,652 | 21.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 22,452 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 742 | 3.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,525 | 6.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,312 | 23.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 3,567 | 15.9 |
| Associate degree | 1,244 | 5.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 6,119 | 27.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,943 | 17.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 89.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 44.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 25,676 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 5,631 | 21.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 15,931 | 62.0 |
| Separated | 268 | 1.0 |
| Widowed | 2,321 | 9.0 |
Female | 1,875 | 7.3 |
| Divorced | 1,525 | 5.9 |
Female | 909 | 3.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 411 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 13 | 3.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 24,430 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,600 | 10.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 6,436 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 379 | 5.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 17,575 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,495 | 14.2 |
Percent employed | 73.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 15,080 | 85.8 |
Percent employed | 81.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 5,783 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,031 | 35.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 29,933 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 20,804 | 69.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 7,874 | 26.3 |
Same county | 4,205 | 14.0 |
Different county | 3,669 | 12.3 |
Same state | 1,626 | 5.4 |
Different state | 2,043 | 6.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,255 | 4.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 31,637 | 100.0 |
| Native | 23,161 | 73.2 |
Born in United States | 22,860 | 72.3 |
State of residence | 14,248 | 45.0 |
Different state | 8,612 | 27.2 |
Born outside United States | 301 | 1.0 |
| Foreign born | 8,476 | 26.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 3,276 | 10.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 5,440 | 17.2 |
Not a citizen | 3,036 | 9.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 8,476 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 4,868 | 57.4 |
| Asia | 2,615 | 30.9 |
| Africa | 75 | 0.9 |
| Oceania | 27 | 0.3 |
| Latin America | 783 | 9.2 |
| Northern America | 108 | 1.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 29,933 | 100.0 |
| English only | 20,256 | 67.7 |
| Language other than English | 9,677 | 32.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,350 | 11.2 |
Spanish | 1,369 | 4.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 460 | 1.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 5,712 | 19.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,335 | 7.8 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 973 | 3.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 277 | 0.9 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 31,637 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 36,494 | 115.4 |
| Arab | 272 | 0.9 |
| Czech1 | 165 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 13 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 763 | 2.4 |
| English | 1,269 | 4.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 475 | 1.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 78 | 0.2 |
| German | 3,158 | 10.0 |
| Greek | 380 | 1.2 |
| Hungarian | 681 | 2.2 |
| Irish1 | 3,165 | 10.0 |
| Italian | 6,228 | 19.7 |
| Lithuanian | 277 | 0.9 |
| Norwegian | 97 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 3,125 | 9.9 |
| Portuguese | 113 | 0.4 |
| Russian | 3,699 | 11.7 |
| Scotch-Irish | 172 | 0.5 |
| Scottish | 288 | 0.9 |
| Slovak | 52 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 31 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 226 | 0.7 |
| Swiss | 109 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 898 | 2.8 |
| United States or American | 1,647 | 5.2 |
| Welsh | 23 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 55 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 9,035 | 28.6 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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