East Rutherford is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,624 people and two associated neighborhoods, East Rutherford is the 197th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in East Rutherford are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Of important note, East Rutherford is also a borough of artists. East Rutherford has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape East Rutherford’s character.

Also of interest is that East Rutherford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in East Rutherford telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.98% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Even though East Rutherford is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The education level of East Rutherford ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in East Rutherford, 46.71% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in East Rutherford in 2022 was $48,483, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $193,932 for a family of four. However, East Rutherford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

East Rutherford is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call East Rutherford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Rutherford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. East Rutherford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.68% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in East Rutherford include Italian, Polish, German, Irish, and Russian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of East Rutherford's cultural character, accounting for 31.50% of the borough’s population.

The most common language spoken in East Rutherford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.