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New Jersey·Middlesex County
3 tracts·13K people·$438K median·6,915/mi²
White 42 · Hispanic 24 · Asian 17 · Black 13 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1
Married couple 50 · Living alone 27 · Other 23
Professional 40 · Retail 32 · Manufacturing 11 · Leisure 6 · Health 6 · Public admin 1 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 46 · Sales · office 26 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 7 · Service 7
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 12 · Transit 6 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Fords is $438,000 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Fords has 12,771 residents across 3 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.9; the population is 42.0% White, 24.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 13.5% Black, 2.7% Multiracial and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 42.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.4% (Census ACS).
Lafayette Estates Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (36%); Fords Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (25%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,913/month, 21% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Fords is $115,861 a year, 35% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Fords, median rent is $1,913/month and the median home value is $438,000 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 91 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 50 inches; snowfall averages 24 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fords are winter weather (81), strong wind (72) and ice storm (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fords, 0.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).