East Rutherford, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Back to: East Rutherford, New Jersey main profile, New Jersey, New Jersey smaller cities, New Jersey small towns, New Jersey forum, All US cities. Total population: 8,716 (All urban) Houses: 3,771 (3,644 occupied: 1,576 owner occupied, 2,068 renter occupied) % of renters here:   57% State:   34% Housing density: 990 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in East Rutherford, New Jersey on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Safe North NJ Towns...Are Maplewood, South Orange and East Rutherford??  (7 replies) East Rutherford condos?  (0 replies) What are your favorite NJ restaurants?  (229 replies) Worst towns in NJ  (663 replies) 140k Household Income, Where to Buy in N Jersey?  (60 replies) New Jersey! You think it all sucks? You're WRONG!  (66 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $275,000 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $843 Median gross rent in East Rutherford, NJ in 2000: $817 Housing units in East Rutherford with a mortgage: 477 (37 second mortgage, 62 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 301 Household type by relationship Households: 8,557 In family households: 6,720 (1,481 male householders, 654 female householders) 1,646 spouses, 2,319 children (2,159 natural, 87 adopted, 73 stepchildren), 194 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 108 parents, 151 other relatives, 148 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,837 (685 male householders (527 living alone)), 813 female householders (691 living alone)), 339 nonrelatives In group quarters: 159 (0 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 865 2-persons, 558 3-persons, 436 4-persons, 199 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,218 1-person, 228 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 18 4-persons. 1,211 married couples with children. 323 single-parent households (51 men, 272 women). 61.5% of residents of East Rutherford speak English at home. 9.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 19.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 8.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.4% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 2,514 (28.8%) (43.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.6

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State:	3.8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in East Rutherford, NJ: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 0 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 0 $80,000 to $89,999: 8 $90,000 to $99,999: 0 $100,000 to $124,999: 62 $125,000 to $149,999: 29 $150,000 to $174,999: 117 $175,000 to $199,999: 204 $200,000 to $249,999: 234 $250,000 to $299,999: 94 $300,000 to $399,999: 30 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in East Rutherford: Less than $100: 21 $100 to $149: 9 $150 to $199: 20 $200 to $249: 62 $250 to $299: 50 $300 to $349: 50 $350 to $399: 11 $400 to $449: 53 $450 to $499: 46 $500 to $549: 72 $550 to $599: 92 $600 to $649: 119 $650 to $699: 228 $700 to $749: 163 $750 to $799: 235 $800 to $899: 468 $900 to $999: 174 $1,000 to $1,249: 139 $1,250 to $1,499: 13 $1,500 to $1,999: 6 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 37

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.8%
Number of people working at home: 55 (1.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 177 5 to 9 minutes: 569 10 to 14 minutes: 534 15 to 19 minutes: 564 20 to 24 minutes: 425 25 to 29 minutes: 143 30 to 34 minutes: 672 35 to 39 minutes: 152 40 to 44 minutes: 210 45 to 59 minutes: 458 60 to 89 minutes: 357 90 or more minutes: 140

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,007 (67%) Carpooled: 345 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 563 (13%) Subway or elevated: 41 (1%) Railroad: 94 (2%) Taxi: 17 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 274 (6%) Other means: 53 (1%) Worked at home: 55 (1%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 276 $10,000 to $14,999: 168 $15,000 to $19,999: 201 $20,000 to $24,999: 178 $25,000 to $29,999: 177 $30,000 to $34,999: 149 $35,000 to $39,999: 215 $40,000 to $44,999: 199 $45,000 to $49,999: 244 $50,000 to $59,999: 376 $60,000 to $74,999: 403 $75,000 to $99,999: 495 $100,000 to $124,999: 187 $125,000 to $149,999: 148 $150,000 to $199,999: 91 $200,000 or more: 126

First ancestries reported:

• Italian: 2407
• Other groups: 1965
• Polish: 1571
• Irish: 508
• German: 479
• United States or American: 221
• Arab:: 116
• Russian: 107
• Greek: 88
• Hungarian: 71
• Egyptian: 69
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 68
• Slovak: 67
• Jamaican: 61
• English: 47
• Scottish: 46
• Turkish: 45
• Portuguese: 45
• Dutch: 43
• French (except Basque): 34
• Ukrainian: 33
• French Canadian: 31
• Subsaharan African:: 30
• Czech: 20
• Scotch-Irish: 19
• Lebanese: 18
• African: 18
• Moroccan: 16
• Croatian: 16
• European: 12
• Nigerian: 12
• Swedish: 9
• Iranian: 8
• Norwegian: 8
• Brazilian: 8
• Slavic: 8
• Jordanian: 7
• Canadian: 7
• Romanian: 7
• Scandinavian: 7
• Armenian: 7
• Swiss: 7
• Danish: 7
• West Indian: 7
• British: 6
• Finnish: 6
• Syrian: 6

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 4658
• Northeast: 1097
• Midwest: 103
• South: 177
• West: 89

60% of East Rutherford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 33
• Nursery to 4th grade: 29
• 5th and 6th grade: 78
• 7th and 8th grade: 117
• 9th grade: 88
• 10th grade: 98
• 11th grade: 47
• 12th grade, no diploma: 156
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,015
• Less than 1 year of college: 146
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 379
• Associate degree: 100
• Bachelor's degree: 477
• Master's degree: 217
• Professional school degree: 57
• Doctorate degree: 22

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 20
• Nursery to 4th grade: 68
• 5th and 6th grade: 115
• 7th and 8th grade: 121
• 9th grade: 38
• 10th grade: 179
• 11th grade: 48
• 12th grade, no diploma: 149
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,209
• Less than 1 year of college: 121
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 245
• Associate degree: 195
• Bachelor's degree: 518
• Master's degree: 294
• Professional school degree: 48
• Doctorate degree: 7

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 16.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 23.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.6%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $49,298
• Black householders: $55,625
• Asian householders: $50,568
• Some other race householders: $56,591
• Two or more races householders: $37,375
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $57,500

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $193,700
• Black or African American householders: $283,300
• Asian householders: $225,000
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $188,000

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 808
• One, attached: 181
• Two: 1,171
• 3 or 4: 499
• 5 to 9: 208
• 10 to 19: 305
• 20 to 49: 196
• 50 or more: 403

Here:	11.4%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Here:	14.8%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Here:	21.1%
New Jersey:	30.1%

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