Fair Lawn is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 35,564 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Fair Lawn is the 47th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Fair Lawn are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Fair Lawn has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.91% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Fair Lawn is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Fair Lawn a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Fair Lawn has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Fair Lawn’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Fair Lawn, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.34 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the borough are by private automobile, Fair Lawn is somewhat unusual for a borough of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Fair Lawn area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

If knowledge is power, Fair Lawn is a pretty powerful place. 64.18% of the adults in Fair Lawn have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Fair Lawn in 2022 was $60,114, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $240,456 for a family of four.

Fair Lawn is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Fair Lawn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fair Lawn residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Fair Lawn also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.16% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fair Lawn include Italian, Polish, Russian, German, and Irish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Fair Lawn's cultural character, accounting for 31.66% of the borough’s population.

The most common language spoken in Fair Lawn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.