Rutherford, New Jersey demographics

Rutherford, NJ demographics: median age 40.0; 60.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Rutherford borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3465280. The survey estimates a population of 18,894 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Rutherford is 40.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 6,875 households (±281). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.0 ±1.7	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,894
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	3,833 ±477	20.3% ±2.5 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	4,469 ±560	23.7% ±3.0 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	7,641 ±647	40.4% ±3.4 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	2,951 ±374	15.6% ±2.0 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,894
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	9,803 ±413	51.9% ±2.2 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	9,091 ±411	48.1% ±2.2 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,894
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	12,120 ±697	64.1% ±3.7 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	773 ±340	4.1% ±1.8 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	79 ±62 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,335 ±335	12.4% ±1.8 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	9 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	740 ±259	3.9% ±1.4 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,838 ±543	15.0% ±2.9 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,894
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,956 ±610	79.2% ±3.2 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,938 ±609	20.8% ±3.2 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,875
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,547 ±271	51.6% ±3.3 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	390 ±194	5.7% ±2.8 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	818 ±309	11.9% ±4.5 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,542 ±296	22.4% ±4.2 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	578 ±156	8.4% ±2.2 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,875
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,383 ±282	34.7% ±3.8 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,492 ±367	65.3% ±4.6 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,875
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,542 ±296	22.4% ±4.2 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,098 ±319	30.5% ±4.5 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,347 ±334	19.6% ±4.8 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,256 ±232	18.3% ±3.3 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	487 ±182	7.1% ±2.6 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	134 ±60	1.9% ±0.9 pp	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	11 ±26 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,894
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	14,877 ±545	78.7% ±2.9 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,017 ±546	21.3% ±2.9 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 18,340
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	12,769 ±556	69.6% ±3.0 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	2,612 ±483	14.2% ±2.6 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	36 ±38 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	22 ±27 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	493 ±212	2.7% ±1.2 pp	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,060 ±326	5.8% ±1.8 pp	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	190 ±138 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	179 ±92 · low precision	1.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	34 ±51 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	189 ±95 · low precision	1.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	509 ±189	2.8% ±1.0 pp	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	82 ±73 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	165 ±152 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 12,843
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	556 ±237	4.3% ±1.8 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,234 ±439	17.4% ±3.4 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,520 ±342	11.8% ±2.6 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	757 ±169	5.9% ±1.3 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,713 ±429	36.7% ±3.2 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,063 ±409	23.8% ±3.1 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 18,796
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	17,126 ±440	91.1% ±2.3 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	782 ±281	4.2% ±1.5 pp	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	578 ±268	3.1% ±1.4 pp	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	176 ±94 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	134 ±106 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.6% of Rutherford residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 91.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rutherford	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.6% ±1.3 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.5% ±2.8 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.3% ±0.8 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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