Fairfield, New Jersey (NJ) Poverty Rate Data
Information about poor and low-income residents
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2.8% of Fairfield, NJ residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 242.4% less than the poverty level of 9.7% across the entire state of New Jersey. Taking into account residents not living in families, 8.2% of high school graduates and 16.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 0.0% among disabled males and 0.0% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 50.0%. For comparison, it was 5.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Fairfield, NJ
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Fairfield: | 2.8% |
Whole state: | 9.7% |
Fairfield: | 1.8% |
Whole state: | 4.4% |
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Fairfield: | 0.0% |
New Jersey: | 11.3% |
Disability rate in this place among poor males (it is 13.6% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
Fairfield: | 0.0% |
New Jersey: | 28.1% |
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Fairfield: | 0.0% |
New Jersey: | 15.2% |
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level: | 50.0% |
Residents above poverty level: | 5.4% |
Poverty by age in Fairfield, NJ
- Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fairfield,NJ (percentage below poverty level)
- 3.3%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 5.2%6 to 11 years
- 18.0%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 0.0%16 and 17 years
- 3.1%18 to 24 years
- 1.7%25 to 34 years
- 0.0%35 to 44 years
- 5.4%45 to 54 years
- 1.2%55 to 64 years
- 6.8%65 to 74 years
- 0.0%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fairfield,NJ (percentage below poverty level)
- 0.0%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 0.0%6 to 11 years
- 0.0%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 19.4%16 and 17 years
- 4.2%18 to 24 years
- 0.0%25 to 34 years
- 3.4%35 to 44 years
- 3.0%45 to 54 years
- 2.3%55 to 64 years
- 5.4%65 to 74 years
- 0.0%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fairfield,NJ (% below half of poverty level)
- 1.5%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 2.8%6 to 11 years
- 6.6%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 3.9%16 and 17 years
- 2.5%18 to 24 years
- 1.6%25 to 34 years
- 1.5%35 to 44 years
- 0.7%45 to 54 years
- 1.0%55 to 64 years
- 3.7%65 to 74 years
- 0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fairfield, NJ
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fairfield, NJ (%)
- 3.3%White
- 0.0%Asian
- 0.0%Other race
- 0.0%2+ races
- 0.0%Hispanic
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fairfield, NJ (absolute numbers)
- 170White
- 2.3%Below poverty level
- 97.7%Above poverty level
- 6.6%Below poverty level
- 93.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fairfield, NJ
Children below poverty level:
Fairfield, New Jersey: | 4.1% |
State: | 12.7% |
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
Fairfield: | 8.2% |
New Jersey: | 13.8% |
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
Fairfield: | 16.7% |
New Jersey: | 34.7% |
- 52.0%Married-couple family
- 36.0%Male, no wife present
- 12.0%Female, no husband present
Other data
- Owners below poverty level
- 0.0%1999 to 2000
- 22.6%1995 to 1998
- 0.0%1990 to 1994
- 54.8%1980 to 1989
- 0.0%1970 to 1979
- 0.0%1960 to 1969
- 0.0%1950 to 1959
- 22.6%1940 to 1949
- 0.0%1939 or earlier
- Owners above poverty level
- 0.0%1999 to 2000
- 1.2%1995 to 1998
- 0.4%1990 to 1994
- 9.7%1980 to 1989
- 17.6%1970 to 1979
- 38.4%1960 to 1969
- 19.4%1950 to 1959
- 4.9%1940 to 1949
- 8.5%1939 or earlier