One downside of living in Fairview, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.07 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
In Fairview, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Fairview is a relatively small borough. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The citizens of Fairview are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.31% of adults in Fairview having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Fairview in 2022 was $35,932, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,728 for a family of four. However, Fairview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fairview is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Fairview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Fairview, accounting for 55.01% of the borough’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Fairview residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fairview include Italian, Irish, Egyptian, Croatian, and German.
In addition, Fairview has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (47.28%).
The most common language spoken in Fairview is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Arabic.
