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Fair Haven, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Fair Haven is a Census borough of 6,170 people across 1.59 square miles of land, in Monmouth County. Median household income is $250,001, 89.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fair Haven
What Fair Haven is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.59 sq mi
- Water area0.52 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,872
- County holding the largest share of its areaMonmouth 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.
Fair Haven
How many people live in Fair Haven
- Population6,170
- Median age40.1
- Population under 181,954
- Share under 1831.7 percent
- Population 65 and over631 plus or minus 167
- Share 65 and over10.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Households2,046
- Family households1,720
- Share of households that are families84.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fair Haven
Income and work in Fair Haven
- Median household income$250,001
- Per capita income$116,033
- Civilian labor force3,289
- Employed3,128
- Unemployed161 plus or minus 98
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over3,899
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher86.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree31.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fair Haven
Housing in Fair Haven
- Housing units2,132
- Occupied units2,046
- Vacant units86 plus or minus 81
- Vacancy rate4.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Owner occupied1,838
- Renter occupied208 plus or minus 111
- Ownership rate89.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$992,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,492
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units2,095
- Share single family98.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more37 plus or minus 60
- Share in buildings of two or more1.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fair Haven
How Fair Haven gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,288
- Commuting under 15 minutes636 plus or minus 185
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.8 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,047 plus or minus 243
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.8 percent
- Drove alone49.1 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport18.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home24.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fair Haven
SBA loans in Fair Haven (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$1,680,300
- Average approval$240,043
- Median approval$75,000
- Largest approval$875,900
- Jobs supported37
- Jobs per approval5.3
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more28.6 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fair Haven, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Fair Haven
SBA loans in Fair Haven (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$798,000
- Average approval$399,000
- Median approval$399,000
- Largest approval$509,000
- Jobs supported14
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fair Haven, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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.
Fair Haven
Flood risk in Fair Haven
- NFIP communityBorough of Fair Haven
- NFIP community number340295
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/15/22
The Borough of Fair Haven participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340295 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.
Monmouth County, not Fair Haven
Monmouth County context, not Fair Haven figures
- Establishments in Monmouth County19,883
- Covered employment, Monmouth County274,000
- Average annual pay, Monmouth County$70,560
- Housing units permitted, Monmouth County2,782
Every figure in this section is published for Monmouth County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fair Haven.
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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What this page does not hold.
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 Haven questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fair Haven, New Jersey?
6,170, in 2,046 households. Fair Haven borough covers 1.59 square miles of land, which is 3,872 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fair Haven in?
Monmouth 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 Haven?
$250,001. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $992,200. Median gross rent is $3,492 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 Haven businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $1.7 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $75,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $798,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fair Haven, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fair Haven borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fair Haven. Only 2 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 Haven in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fair Haven appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fair Haven, borough of, community 340295, 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 Haven figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Monmouth 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 Haven.
Is zoning published for Fair Haven?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.