East Rutherford, NJ Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (male): 4,945

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,465.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in East Rutherford: 123.0 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (breakdown): (6.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 5.2% for Black residents, 22.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 47.3% for other race residents, 3.3% for two or more races residents)

Sex Offenders: According to our research of New Jersey and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in East Rutherford, New Jersey as of January 16, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in East Rutherford is 4,662 to 1.The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in t

Ancestries: Ancestries: Polish (14.1%), Italian (11.9%), American (3.0%), Turkish (3.0%), Irish (2.3%), German (2.3%).

Elevation: 60 feet

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Zip Codes: 07073

East Rutherford is the home of the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which includes Meadowlands Arena and MetLife Stadium, and was previously the location of Giants Stadium. The arena is best known as the longtime home of the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association and the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League, and also hosted college basketball, arena football, concerts, and other events. MetLife Stadium is home of the New York Giants and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) and hosted Super Bowl XLVIII, which made East Rutherford the smallest city ever to host a Super Bowl. Giants Stadium, which hosted the Giants and Jets until 2009, was also the original home of the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. East Rutherford is the only municipality with fewer than 10,000 residents to have been home to five professional sports teams simultaneously.