East Rutherford is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,397 people and two associated neighborhoods, East Rutherford is the 197th largest community in New Jersey.
Housing costs in East Rutherford are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.
Also of interest is that East Rutherford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.16% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in East Rutherford is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In East Rutherford, the average commute to work is 31.72 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Even though East Rutherford is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The education level of East Rutherford ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in East Rutherford, 43.28% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in East Rutherford in 2022 was $48,616, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $194,464 for a family of four. However, East Rutherford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
East Rutherford is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call East Rutherford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Rutherford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. East Rutherford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.70% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in East Rutherford include Italian, Polish, Irish, German, and Turkish.
East Rutherford also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 34.46%.
The most common language spoken in East Rutherford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.