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Rutherford, NJ
Demographic Data




Rutherford Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Rutherford Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

18,662

Age

Under 5 Years:
3.6%
5 - 17:
15.6%
18 - 24:
11.4%
25 - 34:
11.5%
35 - 54:
30.8%
55 - 64:
11.5%
Over 65 Years:
15.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
8.5%
8.5%
94.9%
94.9%
55.8%
55.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Rutherford
USA
$57,150
$57,150
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Rutherford
USA
$128,576
$128,576
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

4.1%

Employment Industries

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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Retail
Manufacturing
Education
Healthcare
Finance
Accommodation
Information Technology
Public Service
Wholesale
Other
Construction
Administration
Transportation
14.9%
14.9%
10.8%
10.8%
9.4%
9.4%
8.9%
8.9%
8.7%
8.7%
8.5%
8.5%
6.5%
6.5%
5.7%
5.7%
5.4%
5.4%
5.1%
5.1%
3.7%
3.7%
3.3%
3.3%
2.7%
2.7%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
57.5%
57.5%
21.2%
21.2%
15.3%
15.3%
3.5%
3.5%
2.5%
2.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
Polish
English
French
Russian
Portuguese
Dutch
Turkish
Ukrainian
European
Swedish
Scottish
Scots-Irish
Greek
Lithuanian
African
Israeli
Australian
18.4%
18.4%
15.9%
15.9%
9.0%
9.0%
6.7%
6.7%
4.2%
4.2%
2.6%
2.6%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Other Asian languages
Korean
Tagalog
Polish
Slavic languages
Chinese
Italian
Russian
French Creole
Vietnamese
Portuguese
Arabic
Serbo-Croatian
Persian
West Germanic languages
German/Yiddish
Japanese
66.5%
66.5%
15.3%
15.3%
4.2%
4.2%
2.9%
2.9%
2.1%
2.1%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Rutherford Residents

24.7%


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