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Population (year 2000): 7,063
Males: 3,454 (48.9%), Females: 3,609 (51.1%)
Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $83,120 (year 2000)
Median house value: $274,800 (year 2000)
Races in Fairfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
- Hispanic (3.5%)
- Asian Indian (0.9%)
- Chinese (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
- Black (0.5%)
Ancestries: Italian (45.8%), Irish (14.4%),
German (13.8%), Polish (7.3%), English (3.7%), United States
(3.1%).
Land area: 10.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fairfield
- High school or higher: 86.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.6%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fairfield CDP
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 65.7%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 3.4%
12.6% Foreign born (7.7% Europe, 2.2% Asia, 1.9%
Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fairfield:
- ESSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER (about 5 miles; CEDAR
GROVE, NJ)
- WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WAYNE, NJ)
- CHILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; POMPTON
PLAINS, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fairfield:
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 17 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID:
EWR)
- TETERBORO (about 17 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 24 miles;
NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairfield:
- ESSEX COUNTY (about 3 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; ID: CDW)
- LINCOLN PARK (about 4 miles; LINCOLN PARK, NJ; ID:
N07)
- MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 10 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; ID:
MMU)
Amtrak stations near Fairfield:
- 14 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 15 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
Colleges/Universities in Fairfield:
- METROPOLITAN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time
enrollment: 178; Location: 11 DANIEL RD; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.mtinj.com)
- STENO TECH CAREER INSTITUTE (FT enrollment:
55; Location: 20 JUST RD; Private, for-profit; Website:
stenotechcareerinst@aol.com)
- DENTAL STUDIES INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 22;
Location: 7 SPIELMAN RD; Private, for-profit; Website:
EdDSI@aol.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fairfield:
- WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 6
miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
- MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; UPPER
MONTCLAIR, NJ; FT enrollment: 10,226)
- PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
PATERSON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,452)
- SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; SOUTH ORANGE,
NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY
(about 11 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,134)
- DREW UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; MADISON, NJ; FT
enrollment: 2,133)
- KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; UNION, NJ; FT
enrollment: 8,627)
Public primary/middle schools in Fairfield:
- ADLAI E STEVENSON (Students: 438; Location:
KNOLL RD; Grades: PK - 03)
- WINSTON CHURCHILL (Students: 299; Location:
233 FAIRFIELD ROAD; Grades: 04 - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Fairfield:
- GLENVIEW ACADEMY (Students: 97; Location: 24
DWIGHT PL; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Fairfield:
- ANTHONY PIO COSTA MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $595,267; Location: 261 HOLLYWOOD AVENUE; 64,713
books; 2,431 audio materials; 2,222 video materials; 150
serial subscriptions)
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