Rutherford

Population: 18,748
Median household income: $136,069
Median home value: $580,800

Rutherford, a community in Bergen County, New Jersey, has 18,748 residents. Its median household income of $136,069 runs above the Bergen County figure of $123,715.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rutherford's population grew 1.9% from 18,398 to 18,748, while its median home value rose 22.7% from $473,500 to $580,800.

Owners occupy 63.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,748
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $136,069
Median home value: $580,800
Median gross rent: $1,859
Housing units: 7,163
Homeownership rate: 63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,39818,748

Median household income

$101,473$136,069

Median home value

$473,500$580,800

Median gross rent

$1,440$1,859

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,398	$101,473	$473,500	$1,440
2020	18,376	$106,817	$476,200	$1,474
2021	18,781	$118,462	$497,200	$1,589
2022	18,754	$128,576	$572,300	$1,700
2023	18,748	$136,069	$580,800	$1,859

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	687	3.7%
5 to 17	2,873	15.3%
18 to 24	2,067	11.0%
25 to 34	2,196	11.7%
35 to 44	2,760	14.7%
45 to 54	2,927	15.6%
55 to 64	2,301	12.3%
65 to 74	1,500	8.0%
75 and over	1,437	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,772	57.5%
Black or African American	558	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	2,684	14.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.1%
Some other race	50	0.3%
Two or more races	610	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,059	21.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate17.3%

Some college or associate's18.5%

Bachelor's degree35.6%

Graduate or professional degree23.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	712	5.4%
High school graduate	2,265	17.3%
Some college or associate's	2,426	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,675	35.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,043	23.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone55.2%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit17.9%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home20.2%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,619	55.2%
Carpooled	258	2.5%
Public transit	1,819	17.9%
Walked	128	1.3%
Bicycle	99	1.0%
Worked from home	2,059	20.2%
Other means	200	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,656	20.4%
15 to 29 min	2,135	26.3%
30 to 44 min	1,604	19.7%
45 to 59 min	838	10.3%
60+ min	1,890	23.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 4.8% (883 of 18,300)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,833	69.5%
Nonfamily households	2,122	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,955	97.1%
Vacant	208	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,386	63.1%
Renter-occupied	2,569	36.9%

1-unit, detached56.0%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units20.0%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units10.4%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,012	56.0%
1-unit, attached	138	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1,433	20.0%
5 to 19 units	730	10.2%
20 or more units	745	10.4%
Mobile home & other	105	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3465280
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 40.8203, -74.1060