East Rutherford is home to 10,313 people in New Jersey. Owners hold 35% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. 32% of people here were born outside the United States. 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 2,778 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,993, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Rutherford
What changed most since 1990
White share86.8% → 51.7%(−35.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants46.1% → 35.4%(−10.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Asian share4.3% → 17.5%(+13.3 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
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%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)50.4%(59)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.7%(23)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era10.3%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II9.4%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 117 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
East Rutherford, decade by decade
East 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
1990
7,902
$81,398
$453,613
22.2%
30.0
2000
8,716
$91,380
$358,320
25.5%
54.4
2010
8,913
$89,869
$540,471
30.8%
68.9
2020
10,022
$93,057
$461,787
38.4%
81.8
2024
10,313
$97,993
$458,100
46.7%
80.9
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.
