COMPARING TWO PLACES
Paterson vs Fair Lawn
PLACE A
Paterson, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Paterson is 336% larger than Fair Lawn. Fair Lawn earns more, with a median household income $88,577 higher.
PATERSONFAIR LAWNDIFFERENCE
Total population161,79337,128+336% vs Fair Lawn
Population density19,2317,230+12,001
Population growth9.3%7.6%+1.6 pts
Median age33.339.1−5.8
Male49.2%48.6%+0.7 pts
Female50.8%51.4%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born44.6%31.4%+13.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic7.8%64.9%−57.0 pts
Black22.1%3.9%+18.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino64.5%13.7%+50.8 pts
Asian4.1%14.3%−10.2 pts
Other1.4%3.3%−1.8 pts
Median household income$55,997$144,574−$88,577
Per capita income$24,403$57,795−$33,392
Poverty rate21.2%6.1%+15.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4730.401+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%63.3%−51.5 pts
Graduate degree3.0%27.9%−24.9 pts
Unemployment rate10.7%6.2%+4.5 pts
Labor force participation63.7%68.3%−4.6 pts
Median home value$360,100$564,700−$204,600
Median gross rent$1,548$1,917−$369
Owner-occupied26.9%78.1%−51.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.1%2.2%+2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households56.0%55.6%+0.4 pts
Average commute22.631.3−8.7
Worked from home5.2%20.2%−15.0 pts
Public transit to work7.4%9.6%−2.2 pts
Uninsured19.5%3.3%+16.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025