Rutherford vs Steelton

A side-by-side comparison of Rutherford and Steelton: population, income, housing, and more.

Rutherford and Steelton are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rutherford has the higher population (6,982 vs 6,267 in Steelton). Rutherford has the higher median household income ($77,306 vs $55,963 in Steelton). Rutherford has the higher median home value ($189,300 vs $124,200 in Steelton).

Population, income & housing

	Rutherford	Steelton
Population	6,982	6,267
Median age	34.9 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$77,306	$55,963
Median home value	$189,300	$124,200
Median gross rent	$1,228	$1,270
Housing units	2,498	2,673
Homeownership rate	70.4%	46.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rutherford	Steelton
Population	4,919 → 6,982 (+41.9%)	5,953 → 6,267 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$61,237 → $77,306 (+26.2%)	$38,836 → $55,963 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$147,100 → $189,300 (+28.7%)	$88,600 → $124,200 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,137 → $1,228 (+8.0%)	$873 → $1,270 (+45.5%)

Rutherford

Population

4,9196,982

Median household income

$61,237$77,306

Median home value

$147,100$189,300

Median gross rent

$1,137$1,228

Steelton

Population

5,9536,267

Median household income

$38,836$55,963

Median home value

$88,600$124,200

Median gross rent

$873$1,270

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rutherford	Steelton
Under 5	3.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	19.9%	17.6%
18 to 24	9.3%	11.4%
25 to 34	18.2%	12.1%
35 to 44	10.2%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.5%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.2%
65 to 74	8.7%	7.5%
75 and over	4.6%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rutherford	Steelton
White (non-Hispanic)	35.1%	39.0%
Black or African American	28.3%	35.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	20.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.6%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rutherford	Steelton
No high school diploma	19.0%	9.4%
High school graduate	27.0%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rutherford	Steelton
Drove alone	80.5%	69.0%
Carpooled	4.4%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rutherford	Steelton
1-unit, detached	47.6%	33.4%
1-unit, attached	38.0%	48.0%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Rutherford	Steelton
Poverty rate	8.1%	22.3%
Average household size	2.79	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1989	1944