Demographics of Rutherford borough, New Jersey

Rutherford borough, New Jersey had 19,132 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +345 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rutherford borough, in four figures

19,132
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,894 ±25.; +1.8%
Change since July 2020: +345 people.; 40.0 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $143,153 ±$13,176
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Rutherford borough, New Jersey's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rutherford borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Rutherford borough, New Jersey's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rutherford borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,787	100.0	100.0
2021	18,733	99.7	100.2
2022	18,710	99.6	100.7
2023	18,974	101.0	101.6
2024	19,110	101.7	102.5
2025	19,132	101.8	103.1

Population of Rutherford borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,787	—
2021	18,733	−54
2022	18,710	−23
2023	18,974	+264
2024	19,110	+136
2025	19,132	+22

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.0 ±1.7: for men 36.2 ±3.1 and for women 43.7 ±3.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rutherford borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	554 ±138	2.9% ±0.7	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,279 ±457	17.4% ±2.4	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,218 ±403	11.7% ±2.1	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,633 ±520	24.5% ±2.8	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,259 ±547	27.8% ±2.9	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,951 ±374	15.6% ±2.0	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $143,153 ±$13,176, and income per person $62,187 ±$2,899, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Rutherford borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	433 ±211	6.3% ±3.1	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	683 ±222	9.9% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	778 ±226	11.3% ±3.3	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	415 ±148	6.0% ±2.1	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,279 ±275	18.6% ±3.9	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,240 ±250	18.0% ±3.6	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,047 ±231	29.8% ±3.1	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Rutherford borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	1,014 ±365	5.5% ±2.0	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	86 to 286	2.4% to 7.6%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	511 ±180	4.7% ±1.7	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	113 to 521	3.0% to 13.3%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rutherford borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rutherford borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	7,129 ±290	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.4% ±0.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.6% ±1.7	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.3% ±4.3	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.7% ±4.2	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$603,600 ±$25,619	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,966 ±$139	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1945 ±3	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Rutherford borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,938 ±609	20.8% ±3.2	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,308 ±697	59.8% ±3.7	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	735 ±341	3.9% ±1.8	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,321 ±336	12.3% ±1.8	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 149	0% to 0.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	513 ±179	2.7% ±0.9	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Rutherford borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	10,620 ±559	56.2% ±3.0	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,001 ±439	21.2% ±2.3	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	256 ±121	1.4% ±0.6	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,017 ±546	21.3% ±2.9	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,971 ±468	15.7% ±2.5	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,046 ±280	5.5% ±1.5	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Rutherford borough among the places of New Jersey

64th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Rutherford borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hawthorne borough	19,628 ±28
Iselin CDP	19,551 ±1,646
Tinton Falls borough	19,361 ±53
Point Pleasant borough	19,334 ±40
Ocean Acres CDP	19,204 ±1,102
Rutherford borough	18,894 ±25
Colonia CDP	18,587 ±1,155
Dover town	18,563 ±40
Preakness CDP	18,520 ±1,037
Dumont borough	18,279 ±55
Avenel CDP	17,121 ±1,128

Rankings this appears in

No. 31 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 46 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 57 Places in New Jersey by poverty rate
No. 58 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 61 Places in New Jersey by median home value
No. 62 Places in New Jersey by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026