Rahway, New Jersey

Union County

34-61530

Rahway is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 26,500 was registered. Rahway was founded in 1804.

• 4.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.5 km ², of which 10.3 km ² of land and 0.1 km ² (1.24 %) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 26,500 people, 10,028 households, and 6,728 families residing in the city. The population density is 2564.3 persons per km ². 60.19 % of the population are White, 27.07% African American, 0.16 % Native American, 3.58 % Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 5.62 % from other races, and 3.33% mixed race. 13.87% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 10,028 households 30.0% have children under 18 years. 46.7 % are married couples living together, 15.6% are single mothers, 32.9 % are non-families, 28.0 % consists of single-person households and 11.7% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 63, the average family size is 3.24.

23.9 % of the population are under 18 years old, 7.8 % from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 21.8 % between 45 and 64, 14.5% older than 65 is the average age 37 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:91,2, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:86,5.

The median household income is $ 50,729, and the median income for a family $ 61,931. Males have a median income of $ 41,047, women $ 32,091. The per capita income for the city is $ 22,481. 7.1% of the population and 5.4% of families are below the poverty line, including 9.3% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 8.2 % of people older than 65

History

Population Development

¹ 1980-2000: census results; 2005: Updating the U.S. Census Bureau

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Location in New Jersey
• Location in North America
• Union County (New Jersey)