With 6,890 people, Rutherford is a city in Pennsylvania. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 3,031 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. Density works out to 5,556 people per square mile. This skews young, with a median age of 34.8. 75% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,636, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rutherford
What changed most since 1990
White share94.4% → 45.2%(−49.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share0.2% → 20.7%(+20.5 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Population3,396 → 6,890(+103%)US over the same years: +35%
Rutherford's population equals 2.4% of Dauphin County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.7% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 1.1% of the county's.
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)13.8%(22)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(38)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.3%(64)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 159 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
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
1990
3,396
$84,142
$173,525
11.8%
13.3
2000
3,859
$78,951
$175,425
20.1%
30.8
2010
4,303
$83,762
$207,154
23.3%
52.8
2020
5,765
$82,596
$178,897
31.3%
82.6
2024
6,890
$83,636
$214,200
22.6%
88.1
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.
