Demographics of Fairview borough, New Jersey

Fairview borough, New Jersey had 15,509 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +528 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fairview borough, in four figures

15,509
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,099 ±32.; +3.5%
Change since July 2020: +528 people.; 38.6 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,606 ±$7,719
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Fairview borough, New Jersey's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fairview borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Fairview borough, New Jersey's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fairview borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	14,981	100.0	100.0
2021	14,946	99.8	100.2
2022	14,922	99.6	100.7
2023	15,026	100.3	101.6
2024	15,521	103.6	102.5
2025	15,509	103.5	103.1

Population of Fairview borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,981	—
2021	14,946	−35
2022	14,922	−24
2023	15,026	+104
2024	15,521	+495
2025	15,509	−12

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.6 ±2.8: for men 39.2 ±4.0 and for women 38.1 ±3.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fairview borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	918 ±367	6.1% ±2.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,347 ±575	15.5% ±3.8	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,270 ±375	8.4% ±2.5	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,804 ±696	31.8% ±4.6	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,022 ±645	26.6% ±4.3	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,738 ±381	11.5% ±2.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,606 ±$7,719, and income per person $34,969 ±$6,498, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Fairview borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	1,136 ±319	20.8% ±5.6	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	936 ±368	17.1% ±6.6	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	963 ±316	17.6% ±5.6	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	805 ±280	14.7% ±5.0	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	527 ±215	9.6% ±3.9	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	489 ±206	9.0% ±3.7	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	607 ±249	11.1% ±4.5	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Fairview borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	3,145 ±918	20.8% ±6.1	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,392 ±517	42.6% ±13.0	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,411 ±431	15.6% ±4.5	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	342 ±155	12.3% ±5.1	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fairview borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fairview borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	5,566 ±447	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.1% ±11.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.2% to 3.6%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	33.2% ±6.7	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	66.8% ±4.8	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$511,400 ±$58,421	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,694 ±$95	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1960 ±6	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Fairview borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	9,928 ±1,044	65.8% ±6.9	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,900 ±918	25.8% ±6.1	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	41 to 337	0.3% to 2.2%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	627 ±300	4.2% ±2.0	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	17 to 875	0.1% to 5.8%	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Fairview borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	5,015 ±706	33.2% ±4.7	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,055 ±623	13.6% ±4.1	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	179 to 777	1.2% to 5.1%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,551 ±818	50.0% ±5.4	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,539 ±634	23.4% ±4.2	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,012 ±899	26.6% ±6.0	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Fairview borough among the places of New Jersey

81st of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Fairview borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Phillipsburg town	15,299 ±26
Asbury Park city	15,295 ±23
Springdale CDP	15,173 ±976
Metuchen borough	15,144 ±39
Highland Park borough	15,121 ±33
Fairview borough	15,099 ±32
Short Hills CDP	14,923 ±540
West Freehold CDP	14,883 ±1,152
Hammonton town	14,840 ±40
Ramsey borough	14,805 ±23
Edgewater borough	14,759 ±25

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in New Jersey by foreign-born share
No. 4 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 4 Places in New Jersey by poverty rate
No. 20 Places by foreign-born share
No. 64 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 80 Places in New Jersey by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026