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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:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

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

18,852

Age

Under 5 Years:
3.7%
5 - 17:
15.3%
18 - 24:
11.0%
25 - 34:
11.7%
35 - 54:
30.3%
55 - 64:
12.3%
Over 65 Years:
15.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
7.6%
7.6%
94.6%
94.6%
58.8%
58.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Rutherford
USA
$60,912
$60,912
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Rutherford
USA
$136,069
$136,069
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

4.8%

Employment Industries

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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Retail
Education
Healthcare
Finance
Manufacturing
Wholesale
Public Service
Information Technology
Accommodation
Construction
Administration
Other
Real estate
Transportation
16.0%
16.0%
9.9%
9.9%
9.6%
9.6%
9.1%
9.1%
9.0%
9.0%
9.0%
9.0%
5.5%
5.5%
5.4%
5.4%
5.2%
5.2%
4.7%
4.7%
3.8%
3.8%
3.1%
3.1%
3.0%
3.0%
2.5%
2.5%
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
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
57.5%
57.5%
21.7%
21.7%
14.3%
14.3%
3.5%
3.5%
3.0%
3.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
Polish
English
French
Turkish
Russian
Scots-Irish
Dutch
Swedish
Portuguese
Scottish
African
Egyptian
Greek
Norwegian
Lithuanian
Ukrainian
Iranian
17.6%
17.6%
14.5%
14.5%
9.2%
9.2%
7.6%
7.6%
4.2%
4.2%
2.4%
2.4%
1.1%
1.1%
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0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
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0.6%
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0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
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0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Other Asian languages
Korean
Tagalog
Polish
Slavic languages
Italian
Chinese
Arabic
Russian
French Creole
Portuguese
Serbo-Croatian
Persian
Japanese
Vietnamese
West Germanic languages
German/Yiddish
67.0%
67.0%
14.7%
14.7%
4.2%
4.2%
2.9%
2.9%
2.5%
2.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Rutherford Residents

25.2%


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