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Rahway city, Union County, NJ

29,748 Population
3.9 square miles 7,635.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±1.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Union County: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$43,613 ±$2,149 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Union County: $51,850 ±$787
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $53,118 ±$241
$90,852 ±$3,839 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Union County: $100,117 ±$2,051
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $101,050 ±$527

6.8% ±2% (2,006  ±595) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Union County: 8.9% 50,508 (±0.5% / ±2,709)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 9.8% 889,287 (±0.2% / ±14,517)

32.4 minutes ±1.1 (401,595  ±30,830) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Union County: 30.7 7,651,370 (±0.5 / ±149,366)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 30.9 119,274,790 (±0.1 / ±657,334)

Families

12,155 ±453 Number of households
  • Union County: 201,663 ±869
  • New Jersey: 3,478,355 ±4,714
2.4 ±0.1 (29,627  ±36) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Union County: 2.8 566,298 (±0 / ±565)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,093,435

4.8% ±1.7% (363  ±134) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Union County: 5.2% 6,988 (±0.5% / ±626)
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 5.1% 107,472 (±0.1% / ±3,004)

Housing

12,811 ±451 Number of housing units
  • Union County: 211,269 ±329
  • New Jersey: 3,775,842 ±525

$362,300 ±$11,987 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Union County: $488,800 ±$4,723
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $427,600 ±$1,335

14.6% ±3.9% (4,294  ±1,139.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Union County: 10% 56,599 (±0.7% / ±3,714.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 9.9% 911,070 (±0.1% / ±12,354.8)

Social

89.6% ±5.4% (18,940  ±1,259.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Union County: 86.3% 336,957 (±1.2% / ±4,550.1)
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,858,484 (±0.3% / ±19,546.8)
35.6% ±3.5% (7,521  ±773.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Union County: 38.6% 150,614 (±0.8% / ±3,059.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 42.9% 2,771,686 (±0.2% / ±13,002.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

22.5% ±3% (6,679  ±899) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Union County: 32.9% 188,082
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 23.5% 2,181,755

4.9% ±1.5% (1,164  ±343) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Union County: 2.8% 12,426 (±0.2% / ±819)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 4% 285,835 (±0.1% / ±4,508)
1,164 Total veterans ±343 1,017 Male ±278 147 Female ±170

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