Rahway

Population: 29,748
Median household income: $90,852
Median home value: $362,300

Located in Union County, New Jersey, Rahway is a community with a population of 29,748. At $90,852, its median household income sits below Union County's $100,117.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rahway's population held roughly steady from 29,543 to 29,748, while its median home value rose 32.9% from $272,700 to $362,300.

60.5% of workers drive to work alone. 45.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,748
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $90,852
Median home value: $362,300
Median gross rent: $1,764
Housing units: 12,811
Homeownership rate: 53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,54329,748

Median household income

$78,946$90,852

Median home value

$272,700$362,300

Median gross rent

$1,310$1,764

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,543	$78,946	$272,700	$1,310
2020	29,691	$77,393	$276,500	$1,271
2021	29,582	$81,368	$293,300	$1,405
2022	29,664	$86,557	$343,200	$1,646
2023	29,748	$90,852	$362,300	$1,764

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,210	7.4%
5 to 17	3,909	13.1%
18 to 24	2,498	8.4%
25 to 34	4,718	15.9%
35 to 44	3,879	13.0%
45 to 54	4,204	14.1%
55 to 64	3,635	12.2%
65 to 74	2,471	8.3%
75 and over	2,224	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,317	28.0%
Black or African American	9,140	30.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,017	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	517	1.7%
Two or more races	1,376	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,381	28.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree22.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,191	10.4%
High school graduate	6,533	30.9%
Some college or associate's	4,886	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	4,706	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,815	13.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone60.5%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit10.9%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,787	60.5%
Carpooled	1,645	11.3%
Public transit	1,586	10.9%
Walked	91	0.6%
Bicycle	14	0.1%
Worked from home	2,142	14.7%
Other means	270	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,306	18.6%
15 to 29 min	3,941	31.8%
30 to 44 min	3,019	24.4%
45 to 59 min	1,394	11.2%
60+ min	1,733	14.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 6.8% (2,006 of 29,573)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,827	64.4%
Nonfamily households	4,328	35.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,155	94.9%
Vacant	656	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,493	53.4%
Renter-occupied	5,662	46.6%

1-unit, detached45.3%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units14.8%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units24.1%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,797	45.3%
1-unit, attached	829	6.5%
2 to 4 units	1,902	14.8%
5 to 19 units	999	7.8%
20 or more units	3,092	24.1%
Mobile home & other	192	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3461530
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 40.6072, -74.2805