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Mountainside, NJ vs Fanwood, NJ

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- Fanwood is 0% more densely populated than Mountainside.
- People are 2.6% less likely to be married in Fanwood.
- The Median Age is 8.5 years younger in Fanwood.
 Mountainside, NJFanwood, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,727329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.538.4
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 Population - 20106,668  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,174285,036,114
 Population - 19906,657  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,766.493.4
 Land Area4.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mountainside, NJFanwood, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 343.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock13.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Mountainside, NJFanwood, NJUnited States
 White74.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.6%12.2%
 Asian9.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mountainside, NJFanwood, NJUnited States
 Married Population70.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock68.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock31.2%50.2%
 Never Married18.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.5%10.8%
 Widowed8.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.862.60
 Households2,531  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,26680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households548  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock3.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children1.6%  Unlock10.8%
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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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