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Hawthorne, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Hawthorne is a Census borough of 19,628 people across 3.32 square miles of land, in Passaic County. Median household income is $110,237, 69.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 40 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hawthorne
What Hawthorne is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area3.32 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,915
- County holding the largest share of its areaPassaic 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.
Hawthorne
How many people live in Hawthorne
- Population19,628
- Median age42.4
- Population under 183,934
- Share under 1820.0 percent
- Population 65 and over4,045
- Share 65 and over20.6 percent
- Households7,607
- Family households5,374
- Share of households that are families70.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hawthorne
Income and work in Hawthorne
- Median household income$110,237
- Per capita income$52,062
- Civilian labor force11,290
- Employed10,714
- Unemployed576 plus or minus 198
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over14,559
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hawthorne
Housing in Hawthorne
- Housing units8,046
- Occupied units7,607
- Vacant units439 plus or minus 167
- Vacancy rate5.5 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied5,253
- Renter occupied2,354
- Ownership rate69.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$533,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,830
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.9 percent
- Single family units5,048
- Share single family62.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,985
- Share in buildings of two or more37.1 percent
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 21
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hawthorne
How Hawthorne gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,114
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,737
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,097
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.0 percent
- Drove alone78.5 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport2.0 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home11.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hawthorne
SBA loans in Hawthorne (7(a))
- Approvals40
- Gross approval$12,478,700
- Average approval$311,968
- Median approval$124,250
- Ninetieth percentile approval$500,000
- Largest approval$3,144,000
- Jobs supported381
- Jobs per approval9.5
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full9
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.5 percent
- Share to franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS25
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hawthorne, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 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.
Hawthorne
SBA loans in Hawthorne (504)
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$7,062,000
- Average approval$642,000
- Median approval$438,000
- Largest approval$1,751,000
- Jobs supported122
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hawthorne, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Hawthorne
Flood risk in Hawthorne
- NFIP communityBorough of Hawthorne
- NFIP community number340400
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/17/20
The Borough of Hawthorne participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340400 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.
Passaic County, not Hawthorne
Passaic County context, not Hawthorne figures
- Establishments in Passaic County12,406
- Covered employment, Passaic County170,830
- Average annual pay, Passaic County$63,668
- Housing units permitted, Passaic County852
Every figure in this section is published for Passaic County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hawthorne.
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
Hawthorne questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hawthorne, New Jersey?
19,628, in 7,607 households. Hawthorne borough covers 3.32 square miles of land, which is 5,915 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hawthorne in?
Passaic 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 Hawthorne?
$110,237. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $533,700. Median gross rent is $1,830 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hawthorne businesses?
40 7(a) approvals totaling $12.5 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $124,250, plus 11 504 approvals worth $7.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hawthorne, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hawthorne borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hawthorne. Only 10 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 Hawthorne in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hawthorne appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hawthorne, borough of, community 340400, 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 Hawthorne figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Passaic 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 Hawthorne.
Is zoning published for Hawthorne?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.