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Fair Lawn, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Fair Lawn is a Census borough of 35,610 people across 5.14 square miles of land, in Bergen County. Median household income is $144,574, 78.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 54 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fair Lawn
What Fair Lawn is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area5.14 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,935
- County holding the largest share of its areaBergen County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Fair Lawn
- Population35,610
- Median age39.1
- Population under 189,099
- Share under 1825.6 percent
- Population 65 and over6,439
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent
- Households12,229
- Family households9,399
- Share of households that are families76.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fair Lawn
- Median household income$144,574
- Per capita income$57,795
- Civilian labor force18,724
- Employed17,555
- Unemployed1,169 plus or minus 359
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over23,739
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher63.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree27.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fair Lawn
- Housing units12,500
- Occupied units12,229
- Vacant units271 plus or minus 152
- Vacancy rate2.2 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Owner occupied9,549
- Renter occupied2,680
- Ownership rate78.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$564,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,917
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.9 percent
- Single family units10,033
- Share single family80.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,461
- Share in buildings of two or more19.7 percent
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fair Lawn gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute13,828
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,348
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,240
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.1 percent
- Drove alone61.6 percent
- Carpooled5.5 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport9.6 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home20.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fair Lawn (7(a))
- Approvals54
- Gross approval$15,900,100
- Average approval$294,446
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$756,300
- Largest approval$1,980,600
- Jobs supported482
- Jobs per approval8.9
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Paid in full8
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.4 percent
- Share to franchises14.8 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS38
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fair Lawn, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 11 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Fair Lawn (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$5,026,000
- Average approval$837,667
- Median approval$682,000
- Largest approval$1,759,000
- Jobs supported85
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fair Lawn, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fair Lawn
- NFIP communityBorough of Fair Lawn
- NFIP community number340033
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/28/19
The Borough of Fair Lawn participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340033 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bergen County, not Fair Lawn
Bergen County context, not Fair Lawn figures
- Establishments in Bergen County31,818
- Covered employment, Bergen County438,240
- Average annual pay, Bergen County$80,639
- Housing units permitted, Bergen County3,329
Every figure in this section is published for Bergen County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fair Lawn.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fair Lawn questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fair Lawn, New Jersey?
35,610, in 12,229 households. Fair Lawn borough covers 5.14 square miles of land, which is 6,935 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fair Lawn in?
Bergen County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fair Lawn?
$144,574. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $564,700. Median gross rent is $1,917 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fair Lawn businesses?
54 7(a) approvals totaling $15.9 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $5.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fair Lawn, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fair Lawn borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fair Lawn. Only 11 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fair Lawn in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fair Lawn appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fair Lawn, borough of, community 340033, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fair Lawn figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bergen County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fair Lawn.
Is zoning published for Fair Lawn?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.