Rutherford (New Jersey)
Bergen County
34-65280
Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It was founded on 21 September 1881. In the 2000 census, a total population of 18,110 was registered.
Geography
The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 49'44 "North and 74 ° 6'38 " West.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.6 km ², of which 7.3 km ² of land and 0.3 km ² ( 4.11% ) is water.
Demography
According to the census of 2000, there are 18,110 people, 7,055 households, and 4,670 families residing in the city. The population density is 2488.4 persons per km ². 81.99 % of the population are White, 2.70% African American, 0.04 % Native American, 11.34 % Asian, 0.03 % Pacific Islander, 1.86 % from other races, and 2.03% mixed race. 8.59% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 7,055 households 28.8 % have children under 18 years. 53.5 % are married couples living together, 9.2% are single mothers, 33.8 % are non-families, 28.3 % consists of single-person households and 10.7% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 52, the average family size is 3.16.
20.8 % of the population are under 18 years old, 7.4 % from 18 to 24, 32.6 % from 25 to 44, 24.6% between 45 and 64, 14.6% older than 65 is the average age 39 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:92,4, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:90,3.
The median household income is $ 63,820, and the median income for a family $ 78,120. Males have a median income of $ 51,376, women $ 39,950. The per capita income for the city is $ 30,495. 3.7 % of the population and 2.3% of families are below the poverty line, including 3.1% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 6.9 % of people older than 65
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- John Marin (1870-1953), painter
- William Carlos Williams (1883-1963), writer
- Walter H. Stockmayer (1914-2004), Chemist
- William Labov (* 1927), linguists
- Louis Frey ( b. 1934 ), politician
City's Englewood | Garfield | Hackensack
Boroughs: Allendale | Alpine | Bergenfield | Bogota | Carlstadt | Cliffside Park | Closter | Cresskill | Demarest | Dumont | East Rutherford | Edgewater | Elmwood Park | Emerson | Englewood Cliffs | Fair Lawn | Fairview | Fort Lee | Franklin Lakes | Glen Rock | Harrington Park | Hasbrouck Heights | Haworth | Hillsdale | Ho Ho Kus | Leonia | Little Ferry | Lodi | Maywood | Midland Park | Montvale | Moonachie | New Milford | North Arlington | Northvale | Norwood | Oakland | Old Tappan | Oradell | Palisades Park | Paramus | Park Ridge | Ramsey | Ridgefield | River Edge | Rockleigh | Rutherford | Saddle River | Tenafly | Teterboro | Upper Saddle River | Waldwick | Wallington | Westwood | Wood Ridge | Woodcliff Lake
Villages: Ridgefield Park | Ridgewood
Townships: Lyndhurst | Mahwah | River Vale | Rochelle Park | Saddle Brook | South Hackensack Township | Teaneck | Washington Township | Wyckoff Township
- Location in New Jersey
- Location in North America
- Bergen County