Who is the mayor of Fairfield, NJ? Fairfield's elected officials

Fairfield is in Essex County, New Jersey. Its mayor is William Galese. 1 elected seats.

Fairfield Township

OfficeWho holds it now
MayorWilliam Galese source

Also representing Fairfield

County commissioners, the sheriff and other county officers, and the school board: Essex County's elected officials. Other cities in Essex County: Belleville, Bloomfield, Caldwell, Cedar Grove, East Orange, Essex Fells, Glen Ridge, Irvington, Livingston, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair, Newark, North Caldwell, Nutley, Orange, Roseland, South Orange Village, Verona, West Caldwell, West Orange.

Who lives in Fairfield

7,824people
49.9median ageU.S.: 38.9
$115,980 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
6.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%
50.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$688,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700
13.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
15.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
3.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
4.1%U.S.: 8.4%
90.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
55.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 11.7% · White 82.2% · Black 1.5% · Asian 3.2% · Other or more than one race 1.4% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Figures for the Census Bureau's Fairfield township (Essex County). Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Quick answers

Who is the mayor of Fairfield, NJ?
William Galese is the mayor of Fairfield, New Jersey.
What is the population of Fairfield, NJ?
About 7,824 people, with a median age of 49.9; the median household income is $115,980 and 6.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the NJ Department of Community Affairs' Mayors Directory, the Division of Elections' list of county clerks, and each county's own website; where a county site blocks automated reading, from the county clerk's certified election results (officials appointed since an election may differ); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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