Rahway, NJ Demographic Data
Rahway, NJ Summary
Rahway is located in Union County in New Jersey
- Population: 27,614
- Area: 4.03 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.90 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.13 sq. miles
- Population Density: 6,855.51 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 19.69 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rahway, NJ Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,756
51%
50.8
Male
14,128
49%
49.2
Total Population
28,884
323,128,000
Rahway, NJ Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,132
7.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,678
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,624
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,666
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,774
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,337
15.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,370
15.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,476
15.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,623
5.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,653
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,747
6.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,107
3.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
697
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
22,466
77.8%
77.2
Female
11,814
52.6%
51.3
Male
10,652
47.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
21,420
74.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,641
16.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,551
12.3%
15.2
Female
2,185
61.5%
55.8
Male
1,366
38.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Rahway, NJ Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
27,843
96.4%
96.8
White
14,464
50.1%
72.6
Black or African American
8,711
30.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
0.0%
0.8
Asian
1,167
4.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
310
1.1%
1.2
Chinese
121
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
405
1.4%
0.9
Japanese
42
0.1%
0.2
Korean
59
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
230
0.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
3,496
12.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,041
3.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
9,156
31.7%
17.8
Mexican
1,065
3.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
2,108
7.3%
1.7
Cuban
335
1.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
5,648
19.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
19,728
68.3%
82.2
Rahway, NJ Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
923
4.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,180
5.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,724
33.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,064
20.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,351
6.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,738
18.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,030
10.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,103
10.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
17,907
89.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,768
28.8%
31.2
Rahway, NJ Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,126
34.7%
33.7%
Now Married
11,012
47.0%
47.5
Divorced
2,111
9.0%
11.0%
Separated
836
3.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,365
5.8
5.8%
Rahway, NJ Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,939
59.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
10,813
40.4%
21.6%
Spanish
6,796
25.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3,221
12.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
394
1.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
402
1.5%
1.1%
Rahway, NJ Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
487
4.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
280
2.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
914
8.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,012
9.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,301
12.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,086
19.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,619
15.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,658
15.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
608
5.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
545
5.2%
6.4
Median household income
66,457
57,617
Per capita income
31,460
31,128
Rahway, NJ Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
14
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
953
6.4%
9.8
Construction
726
4.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,124
21.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,323
8.9%
6.6
Information
459
3.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,795
12.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
486
3.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,652
11.1%
11.4
Public administration
577
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
1,603
10.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,607
10.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
567
3.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,155
7.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,142
34.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,408
16.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,876
26.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,305
15.5%
18.1%
Rahway, NJ Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
14,651
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,258
70.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,439
9.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,781
12.2%
5.1
Walked
499
3.4%
2.7
Other means
343
2.3%
1.8
Worked at home
331
2.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.3
26.6
Rahway, NJ Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,460
13.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,035
38.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,364
32.0%
37.1
3 or more
1,651
15.7%
21.0
Rahway, NJ Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,510
90.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,242
59.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,268
40.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,058
9.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Rahway, NJ Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,568
1 room
409
3.5%
2.4
2 rooms
361
3.1%
2.7
3 rooms
1,428
12.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,671
14.4%
16.5
5 rooms
1,919
16.6%
19.8
6 rooms
2,393
20.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,606
13.9%
12.0
8 rooms
875
7.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
906
7.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Rahway, NJ Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,568
1-unit, detached
5,933
51.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
796
6.9%
5.9
2-units
1,666
14.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
330
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
333
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
453
3.9%
4.4
20 or more units
1,968
17.0%
9.0
Mobile home
35
0.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
54
0.5%
0.1
Rahway, NJ Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,020
26.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,602
13.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,031
17.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,056
9.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
856
7.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
705
6.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
552
4.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,274
11.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
418
3.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
54
0.5%
1.4%
Rahway, NJ Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,073
76.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
151
1.4%
4.7
Electricity
1,199
11.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
947
9.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
42
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
98
0.9%
1.1
Rahway, NJ Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,714
47295100.0
Less than $500
9
0.2%
1.6%
$500 to $999
81
1.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
455
9.7%
28.8%
$3,000 or more
787
16.7%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
998
21.2%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,053
22.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,331
28.2%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,031
21.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
606
12.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
664
14.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
390
8.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,023
42.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Rahway, NJ Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,074
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
178
4.4%
1.9%
Less than $500
275
6.8%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
355
8.7%
4.4%
$500 to $999
723
17.7%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,100
27.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,443
35.4%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
194
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,311
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
361
9.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
339
8.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
441
11.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
478
11.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
311
7.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,097
52.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
241
0.0%
0.0%
Rahway, NJ Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,242
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
151
2.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
62
1.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
206
3.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
936
15.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,901
46.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,807
28.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
179
2.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
265,300
205,000
