New Jersey · Census place 61530
Rahway city, NJ
Quick answer
Rahway city has 29,748 residents, ranking #32 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $90,852, the median home is worth $362,300 and median gross rent runs $1,764 a month.
- Population
- 29,748Rahway city residents
- Median household income
- $90,852Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $362,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,764Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rahway city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rahway city median would spend about 23.3% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.8% of residents and 53.4% 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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- Long Branch city 32,184
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