East Rutherford vs Franklin Lakes

A side-by-side comparison of East Rutherford and Franklin Lakes: population, income, housing, and more.

East Rutherford and Franklin Lakes are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Franklin Lakes has the higher population (11,011 vs 10,154 in East Rutherford). Franklin Lakes has the higher median household income ($230,987 vs $91,789 in East Rutherford). Franklin Lakes has the higher median home value ($1,217,500 vs $453,500 in East Rutherford).

Population, income & housing

	East Rutherford	Franklin Lakes
Population	10,154	11,011
Median age	36.5 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$91,789	$230,987
Median home value	$453,500	$1,217,500
Median gross rent	$1,867	$3,334
Housing units	4,325	3,879
Homeownership rate	35.7%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.0%	78.9%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Rutherford	Franklin Lakes
Population	9,584 → 10,154 (+5.9%)	10,946 → 11,011 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$80,896 → $91,789 (+13.5%)	$172,766 → $230,987 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$381,100 → $453,500 (+19.0%)	$945,900 → $1,217,500 (+28.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,586 → $1,867 (+17.7%)	$2,642 → $3,334 (+26.2%)

East Rutherford

Population

9,58410,154

Median household income

$80,896$91,789

Median home value

$381,100$453,500

Median gross rent

$1,586$1,867

Franklin Lakes

Population

10,94611,011

Median household income

$172,766$230,987

Median home value

$945,900$1,217,500

Median gross rent

$2,642$3,334

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Rutherford	Franklin Lakes
Under 5	9.6%	2.6%
5 to 17	7.8%	22.9%
18 to 24	9.7%	6.2%
25 to 34	20.1%	6.1%
35 to 44	15.6%	9.3%
45 to 54	10.1%	15.5%
55 to 64	13.0%	15.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	11.5%
75 and over	3.7%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Rutherford	Franklin Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	48.4%	74.2%
Black or African American	4.0%	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	20.4%	11.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	25.4%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Rutherford	Franklin Lakes
No high school diploma	11.9%	1.6%
High school graduate	21.1%	9.3%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	10.3%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	42.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	36.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Rutherford	Franklin Lakes
Drove alone	60.9%	55.8%
Carpooled	1.9%	4.7%
Public transit	13.7%	6.3%
Walked	7.1%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	29.2%
Other means	0.5%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Rutherford	Franklin Lakes
1-unit, detached	18.8%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	44.1%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.6%
20 or more units	22.5%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	East Rutherford	Franklin Lakes
Poverty rate	7.4%	3.2%
Average household size	2.43	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	33	37
Median year structure built	1964	1981