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

Population (total): Population in 2017: 18,782 (100% urban, 0% rural). >Population change since 2000: +3.7%

Population (female): 9,820

Median Age: 41.1 years

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Rutherford: 121.5 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 6.4%

Poverty (breakdown): (4.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 4.8% for Black residents, 9.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 9.3% for other race residents, 32.1% for two or more races residents)

Sex Offenders: According to our research of New Jersey and other state lists, there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Rutherford, New Jersey as of January 16, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Rutherford is 3,731 to 1.The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city i

Ancestries: Ancestries: Italian (16.2%), Irish (9.1%), Polish (5.8%), American (3.3%), German (2.7%), Egyptian (2.0%).

Land Area: 2.81 square miles.

The ridge above the New Jersey Meadowlands upon which Rutherford sits was settled by Lenape Native Americans long before the arrival of Walling Van Winkle in 1687. Union Avenue, which runs from the Meadowlands to the Passaic River, may have been an Indian trail, but was more likely a property boundary line; it was referenced in the 1668 grant of land by proprietary Governor Philip Carteret to John Berry.