Rutherford, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
18,894
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
40
1.72% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
5.51%
14.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$143,153
5.21% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$603,600
3.93% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
10,306
0.126% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Rutherford, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.5% of the residents in Rutherford, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Rutherford, NJ was $603,600, and the homeownership rate was 64.3%.

Most people in Rutherford, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Rutherford, NJ was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew JerseyBergen County, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PABergen County (Southwest)--Rutherford, North Arlington & Hasbrouck Heights PUMA, NJPassaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJHudson County (North)--West New York, Secaucus & North Bergen PUMA, NJ

Population & Diversity

Rutherford, NJ is home to a population of 18.9k people, from which 94.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 21.2% of Rutherford, NJ residents were born outside of the country (4.01k people).

In 2024, there were 4.87 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.3k people) in Rutherford, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.32k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 2.15k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.5%
2024 Citizenship
92.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.5% of Rutherford, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rutherford, NJ was 92.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rutherford, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    11.3k ± 697
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    2.32k ± 336
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.15k ± 533
20.8%
Hispanic Population
3.94k people

In 2024, there were 4.87 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.3k people) in Rutherford, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.32k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 2.15k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20.8% of the people in Rutherford, NJ are hispanic (3.94k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rutherford, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

21.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4.01k people
25.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
4.71k people

As of 2024, 21.2% of Rutherford, NJ residents (4.01k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rutherford, NJ was 25.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    97 ± 85
  2. Vietnam
    61 ± 51
  3. Korea
    26 ± 33

Rutherford, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.59 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Rutherford, NJ employs 10.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rutherford, NJ were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,653 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,051 people), and Retail Trade (1,039 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($164,662), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($150,250), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($137,948).

Employment

Occupations

10.3k
2024 Value
± 792
−0.126%
1 Year decline
± 10.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rutherford, NJ declined at a rate of −0.126%, from 10.3k employees to 10.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rutherford, NJ, are Management Occupations (1,626 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,480 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,143 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rutherford, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

10.3k
2024 Value
± 792
−0.126%
1 Year decline
± 10.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rutherford, NJ declined at a rate of −0.126%, from 10.3k employees to 10.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rutherford, NJ, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,653 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,051 people), and Retail Trade (1,039 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rutherford, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Rutherford, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$83,548
Median earning men ± $4,923
$70,383
Median earning women ± $4,743

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($163,209), Public Administration ($123,365), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($107,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($139,135), Public Administration ($91,042), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,176).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Rutherford, NJ was $603,600 in 2024, which is 1.81 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $580,800 to $603,600, a 3.93% increase. The homeownership rate in Rutherford, NJ is 64.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rutherford, NJ have an average commute time of 33.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rutherford, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$603,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$25,619
$4,424
Median Property Taxes
±$395

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Rutherford, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rutherford, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

64.3%
Homeownership
2024
50.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 64.3% of the housing units in Rutherford, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$143,153
Median Household Income
± $13,176
6.88k
Number of Households
± 598

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.88k households in Rutherford, NJ grew to $143,153 from the previous year's value of $136,069.

The following chart displays the households in Rutherford, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rutherford, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (50.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (23.3%)
  3. Public Transit (17.2%)

In 2024, 50.8% of workers in Rutherford, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (17.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

33.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rutherford, NJ have a longer commute time (33.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.37% of the workforce in Rutherford, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rutherford, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rutherford, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.51% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rutherford, NJ (1.01k out of 18.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rutherford, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.4% of the population of Rutherford, NJ has health coverage, with 66.3% on employee plans, 6.68% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 0.185% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.9% were men and 48.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.6% under 18 years, 21.3% between 18 and 34 years, 40.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.9% were men and 48.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.56%
Uninsured
66.3%
Employer Coverage
6.68%
Medicaid
11.9%
Medicare
10.3%
Non-Group
0.185%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rutherford, NJ declined by 15.6% from 5.4% to 4.56%.

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