Fanwood, New Jersey demographics

Fanwood, NJ demographics: median age 43.4; 73.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Fanwood borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3422860. The survey estimates a population of 7,799 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Fanwood is 43.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.5 years. There are 2,835 households (±134). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	43.4 ±3.5	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,799
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	1,875 ±290	24.0% ±3.7 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,072 ±289	13.7% ±3.7 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	3,424 ±552	43.9% ±7.1 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	1,428 ±239	18.3% ±3.1 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,799
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	3,776 ±237	48.4% ±3.0 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	4,023 ±239	51.6% ±3.0 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,799
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	5,743 ±439	73.6% ±5.6 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	350 ±186 · low precision	4.5% ±2.4 pp · low precision	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	36 ±56 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	536 ±193	6.9% ±2.5 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	79 ±74 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,055 ±335	13.5% ±4.3 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,799
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,922 ±378	88.8% ±4.8 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	877 ±370	11.2% ±4.7 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,835
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,036 ±218	71.8% ±6.9 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	33 ±32 · low precision	1.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	269 ±109	9.5% ±3.8 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	363 ±127	12.8% ±4.4 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	134 ±106 · low precision	4.7% ±3.7 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,835
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	922 ±112	32.5% ±3.6 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,913 ±198	67.5% ±6.2 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,835
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	363 ±127	12.8% ±4.4 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,253 ±295	44.2% ±10.2 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	436 ±135	15.4% ±4.7 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	539 ±109	19.0% ±3.7 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	157 ±81 · low precision	5.5% ±2.9 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	87 ±63 · low precision	3.1% ±2.2 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,799
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	6,555 ±325	84.0% ±4.1 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,244 ±322	16.0% ±4.1 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,316
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	5,998 ±404	82.0% ±5.2 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	496 ±249 · low precision	6.8% ±3.4 pp · low precision	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	32 ±43 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	170 ±139 · low precision	2.3% ±1.9 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	281 ±151 · low precision	3.8% ±2.1 pp · low precision	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	157 ±149 · low precision	2.1% ±2.0 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	50 ±72 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	64 ±84 · low precision	0.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	44 ±55 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	24 ±32 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,411
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	168 ±107 · low precision	3.1% ±2.0 pp · low precision	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	530 ±152	9.8% ±2.8 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	533 ±260	9.9% ±4.8 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	229 ±99	4.2% ±1.8 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,424 ±574	44.8% ±10.3 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,527 ±263	28.2% ±4.6 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 7,716
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	7,183 ±267	93.1% ±3.3 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	111 ±116 · low precision	1.4% ±1.5 pp · low precision	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	294 ±189 · low precision	3.8% ±2.4 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	67 ±63 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	61 ±47 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

1.9% of Fanwood residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 97.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fanwood	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	1.9% ±1.4 pp · low precision	7.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	97.3% ±2.1 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.0% ±1.7 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Fanwood . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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