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New Jersey·Passaic County
6 tracts·20K people·$534K median·5,915/mi²
White 65 · Hispanic 26 · Multiracial 3 · Black 2 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 54 · Living alone 24 · Other 23
Manufacturing 34 · Health 20 · Retail 20 · Professional 15 · Leisure 5 · Public admin 3 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 47 · Sales · office 26 · Service 15 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 79 · Work from home 12 · Carpool 11 · Transit 2 · Walk 2 · 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 Hawthorne is $533,700 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Hawthorne has 19,628 residents across 6 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.4; the population is 65.4% White, 26.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Multiracial, 2.4% Black, 1.8% Asian and 1.4% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 47.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.0% (Census ACS).
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (59%), Roosevelt Elementary School (48%) and Washington Elementary School (44%) lead the elementary schools; Lincoln Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (43%); Hawthorne High School is the high school with reported scores (31%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,830/month, 16% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Hawthorne is $110,237 a year, 28% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Hawthorne, median rent is $1,830/month and the median home value is $533,700 (Census ACS).
Hawthorne reported 0.4 violent crimes and 9.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 87 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 52 inches; snowfall averages 35 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Hawthorne are strong wind (59), winter weather (52) and earthquake (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 Hawthorne, 1.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).