Fort Lee, New Jersey


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Fort Lee
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Population 2002:36,963
Population 2000:35,461
Elevation:313 feet
Area codes:201
Foreign born:44.7% (28.6% Asia, 10.5% Europe, 4.6% Latin America)
Land area:2.5 square miles
Population growth:+1,502 (+4.24%)
County:Bergen
Industries:Educational,health and social services (17.9%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (13.8%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (11.7%), Retail trade (11.2%).
Races
White Non-Hispanic:57.4%
Korean:16.9%
Hispanic:7.9%
Japanese:5.9%
Chinese:5.6%
Two or more races:2.3%
Black:1.7%
Other race:1.7%
Asian Indian:1.4%
Filipino:0.9%
Other Asian:0.7%
Marital Status
Now married:57.1%
Never married:23.2%
Widowed:9.1%
Divorced:8.6%
Separated:2.0%
Median
House value:$287,000
Household income:$58,161
Resident age:41.6 years
Fort Lee Compared to New Jersey State Average
Median house value:much above
Number of rooms per house:below
Hispanic race population percentage:much above
Black race population percentage:above
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:above
Foreign-born population percentage:much above
Population density:above
Median age:above
Median household income:above
Education
High school or higher:89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher:48.2%
Graduate or professional degree:18.5%
Unemployed:3.4%
Crime Statistics
2002 larceny counts:653 (1803.7 per 100,000)
2002 crime index:120.3 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 burglaries:91 (251.4 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:52 (143.6 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:14 (38.7 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:2 (5.5 per 100,000)
2002 murder:1 (2.8 per 100,000)
2002 rape:1 (2.8 per 100,000)
Ancestries
Italian:11.7%
Russian:8.1%
Irish:4.9%
German:4.1%
Polish:3.9%
Greek:3.8%
 

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Fort Lee, New Jersey ZIP Codes: 07024