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Rahway 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 February 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

Rahway Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

29,693

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.5%
5 - 17:
13.0%
18 - 24:
8.3%
25 - 34:
16.0%
35 - 54:
26.7%
55 - 64:
12.4%
Over 65 Years:
16.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.3%
6.3%
90.8%
90.8%
34.1%
34.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Rahway
USA
$43,300
$43,300
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Rahway
USA
$86,557
$86,557
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

6.9%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Manufacturing
Transportation
Finance
Public Service
Accommodation
Construction
Wholesale
Other
Administration
Information Technology
Real estate
14.9%
14.9%
10.6%
10.6%
9.5%
9.5%
9.4%
9.4%
8.2%
8.2%
8.0%
8.0%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
4.5%
4.5%
4.4%
4.4%
4.2%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
32.0%
32.0%
30.7%
30.7%
26.1%
26.1%
6.3%
6.3%
4.8%
4.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
Polish
Portuguese
Haitian
English
Jamaican
Hungarian
Brazilian
Scottish
French
Russian
European
Ukrainian
Greek
Lithuanian
Slovak
British West Indian
Dutch
8.4%
8.4%
6.9%
6.9%
5.7%
5.7%
5.6%
5.6%
2.7%
2.7%
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
1.7%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
French Creole
French
Portuguese
African languages
Langs. of India
Slavic languages
Tagalog
Chinese
Hungarian
German/Yiddish
Arabic
Russian
Korean
Urdu
Vietnamese
Italian
Native American languages
69.5%
69.5%
17.6%
17.6%
3.3%
3.3%
2.9%
2.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Rahway Residents

20.7%