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Fairfield, CT vs Fanwood, NJ

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- Fanwood is 0% more densely populated than Fairfield.
- People are 29.9% more likely to be married in Fanwood.
- The Median Age is 2.1 years older in Fanwood.
 Fairfield, CTFanwood, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,727329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.538.4
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 Population - 201059,697  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,174285,036,114
 Population - 199053,418  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now16.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,766.493.4
 Land Area29.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fairfield, CTFanwood, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock13.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Fairfield, CTFanwood, NJUnited States
 White84.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.6%12.2%
 Asian4.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fairfield, CTFanwood, NJUnited States
 Married Population53.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock68.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock31.2%50.2%
 Never Married33.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.862.60
 Households21,086  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,26680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,556  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock3.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fairfield    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived in CT my whole life and I can't wait to get out of here. If you have yourself established, then this is great place to live. If you're a young person  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have lived in CT my whole life and I can't wait to get out of here. If you have yourself established, then this is great place to live. If you're a young person  More

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Over 13 years ago

Very expensive town to live in but good restaurants, schools, beaches and access to  More

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Reviews for Fanwood    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We are transplanted New Yorkers and this is our second NJ town in five years (Bogota was the first and it was not for us). We chose Fanwood because of its proximity to  More

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Have lived in this Central New Jersey small town..20yrs..Love it Close to Westfield, Scotch Plains and Cranford...affluent towns with lots of shops, great restaurants  More

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