Living in Fort Lee Borough School District, New Jersey

Overview

A total of 17,479 households are located in Fort Lee Borough School District area. Among them, 3,889 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.86 people. The total number of children in the region is 8,598 and 6,928 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

20% (7,383) of residents are non-citizens and 54% (20,352) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Fort Lee Borough School District, New Jersey
Household	17,479
Population	37,418
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,889 (22%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,598
Total Students	6,928
Pre-Kindergarten	559
Kindergarten	315
Grade 1-8	2,409
Grade 9-12	1,376
College/Graduate School	2,269
Veterans	31,527
Non-citizen	7,383
Non-English Home Language	20,352
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

32,267 residents are over the age of 16 and 19,824 people are in labor force. Among them, 19,768 people are in civilian labor force and 56 are in armed labor force. 19,134 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Fort Lee Borough School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,857	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,059	53.34%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,601	8.49%
Public transportation	5,141	27.26%
Walked	530	2.81%
Other method	302	1.60%
Worked from home	1,224	6.49%
Average Commute Time	39 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,134	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	11,269	58.90%
Service	2,073	10.83%
Sales and office	3,847	20.11%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	575	3.01%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,370	7.16%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,134	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	13	0.07%
Construction	568	2.97%
Manufacturing	1,628	8.51%
Wholesale trade	1,197	6.26%
Retail trade	1,747	9.13%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	938	4.90%
Information	575	3.01%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,230	11.65%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,768	14.47%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,524	23.64%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,349	7.05%
Other services, except public administration	1,154	6.03%
Public administration	443	2.32%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,134	-
Private wage and salary workers	15,957	83.40%
Government workers	1,843	9.63%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,244	6.50%
Unpaid family workers	90	0.47%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $112,135 for the 17,479 households in Fort Lee Borough School District area, New Jersey. The average income of a single worker is $58,464. 34,056 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.12%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	17,479	-
Less than $10,000	1,016	5.81%
$10,000 - $14,999	691	3.95%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,160	6.64%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,043	5.97%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,313	7.51%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,487	14.23%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,379	13.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,277	18.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,906	10.90%
More than $200,000	2,207	12.63%
Median Household Income	$83,767	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$112,135	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	10,033	-
Less than $10,000	172	1.71%
$10,000 - $14,999	253	2.52%
$15,000 - $24,999	460	4.58%
$25,000 - $34,999	500	4.98%
$35,000 - $49,999	598	5.96%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,168	11.64%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,505	15.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,097	20.90%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,509	15.04%
More than $200,000	1,771	17.65%

Median Family Income	$106,798	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$138,492	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$58,464	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$78,534	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$78,534	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	37,374	-
With health insurance coverage	34,056	91.12%
Public coverage	11,910	31.87%
Private health insurance	26,879	71.92%
Without health insurance coverage	3,318	8.88%

Housing

There are 19,014 housing units in Fort Lee Borough School District area, New Jersey with 17,479 units (91.93%) occupied. 10,375 houses (59.36%) are occupied by owner and 7,104 houses (40.64%) are rented. The average housing value is $324,600 and the average rental cost is $1,923. 696 houses (3.66%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,403 houses (12.64%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,014	-
Occupied	17,479	91.93%
Owner Occupied	10,375	59.36%
Renter Occupied	7,104	40.64%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	2,783	14.64%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,237	6.51%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	14,916	78.45%
Mobile Homes	50	0.26%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	28	0.15%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,014	-
Built 2014 or later	696	3.66%
Built 2010 - 2013	306	1.61%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,242	6.53%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,373	7.22%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,519	13.25%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,921	15.36%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,239	22.29%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,315	17.43%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,403	12.64%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,014	-
1 room	1,605	8.44%
2 rooms	995	5.23%
3 rooms	4,352	22.89%
4 rooms	3,957	20.81%
5 rooms	3,711	19.52%
6 rooms	1,925	10.12%
7 rooms	1,152	6.06%
8 rooms	755	3.97%
9 rooms or more	562	2.96%
Median Number of Rooms	4.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,014	-
no bedroom	1,727	9.08%
1 bedroom	5,259	27.66%
2 bedrooms	6,945	36.53%
3 bedrooms	3,688	19.40%
4 bedrooms	1,067	5.61%
5 bedrooms or more	328	1.73%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	10,375	-
Less than $50,000	150	1.45%
$50,000 - $99,999	745	7.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,057	10.19%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,043	10.05%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,890	18.22%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,128	20.51%
$500,000 - $999,999	2,822	27.20%
$1,000,000 or more	540	5.20%
Median House Value	$324,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	6,826	-
Less than $500	635	9.30%
$500 - $999	384	5.63%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,149	16.83%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,471	21.55%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,446	21.18%
$2,500 - $2,999	866	12.69%
$3,000 or more	875	12.82%
Median Rental Costs	$1,923	-

Demographic

A total of 37,430 people lives in Fort Lee Borough School District area, New Jersey with 17,882 male and 19,548 female. The males to female ratio is 47.77 to 52.23. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	37,430	-
Male	17,882	47.77%
Female	19,548	52.23%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,430	-
Under 5 years	1,844	4.93%
5 - 9 years	1,778	4.75%
10 - 14 years	1,330	3.55%
15 - 19 years	1,683	4.50%
20 - 24 years	1,332	3.56%
25 - 34 years	4,352	11.63%
35 - 44 years	5,616	15.00%
45 - 54 years	5,168	13.81%
55 - 59 years	2,484	6.64%
60 - 64 years	2,523	6.74%
65 - 74 years	4,544	12.14%
75 - 84 years	3,219	8.60%
85 years and older	1,557	4.16%
Median Age	46.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,430	-
One Race	36,429	97.33%
White	18,665	49.87%
Black or African American	943	2.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native	90	0.24%
Asian	15,902	42.48%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	28	0.07%
Other	801	2.14%

Two or more races	1,001	2.67%
White and Black or African American	106	0.28%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	15	0.04%
White and Asian	256	0.68%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	50	0.13%

Living in Fort Lee Borough School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic