Fort Lee.
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New Jersey·Bergen County
10 tracts·40K people·$448K median·15,915/mi²
Asian 44 · White 37 · Hispanic 13 · Multiracial 3 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 46 · Living alone 37 · Other 16
Professional 48 · Retail 17 · Health 16 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 3 · Manufacturing 3 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 60 · Sales · office 18 · Service 10 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 46 · Work from home 21 · Transit 20 · Carpool 14 · Walk 4 · 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 Fort Lee is $448,000 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Fort Lee has 40,067 residents across 10 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 46.6; the population is 43.6% Asian, 37.2% White, 13.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Multiracial, 2.3% Black and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 65.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.8% (Census ACS).
School No. 1 (75%), School No. 2 (72%) and School No. 3 (67%) lead the elementary schools; Lewis F. Cole Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (70%); Fort Lee High School is the high school with reported scores (54%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,270/month, 44% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Fort Lee is $107,274 a year, 25% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Fort Lee, median rent is $2,270/month and the median home value is $448,000 (Census ACS).
Fort Lee reported 1.1 violent crimes and 13.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 100 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 30 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fort Lee are earthquake (63), winter weather (59) and strong wind (47), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fort Lee, 3.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).