Rutherford is a city of 84 people in California. At a median age of 75.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 152% more than in California as a whole. Median household income runs $250,000+, well clear of the $82,259 US median. Few US cities rank higher on income. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $250,000+, above the US median
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
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Over time
Rutherford, decade by decade
Rutherford population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
164
$119,581
$1,438,572+
48.3%
62.9
2020
115
$122,113
–
37.3%
69.6
2024
84
$250,000+
–
20.2%
58.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
Rutherford, California has about 84 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Rutherford, California?
The typical household in Rutherford, California earns $250,000 or more a year. The Census Bureau does not publish medians above that cap, so the exact figure is not known.
How educated are people in Rutherford, California?
About 20.2% of adults age 25 and over in Rutherford, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Rutherford, California?
About 0.0% of people in Rutherford, California live below the federal poverty line.
