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New Jersey · Census place 65280

Rutherford borough, NJ

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Rutherford borough has 18,748 residents, ranking #63 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $136,069, the median home is worth $580,800 and median gross rent runs $1,859 a month.

Population
18,748Rutherford borough residents
Median household income
$136,069Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$580,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,859Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
63.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Rutherford borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Rutherford borough median would spend about 16.4% 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 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.8% of residents and 63.1% 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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