New Jersey · Census place 19510
East Rutherford borough, NJ
Quick answer
East Rutherford borough has 10,154 residents, ranking #149 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $91,789, the median home is worth $453,500 and median gross rent runs $1,867 a month.
- Population
- 10,154East Rutherford borough residents
- Median household income
- $91,789Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $453,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,867Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 35.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in East Rutherford borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the East Rutherford borough median would spend about 24.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.4% of residents and 35.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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