Rutherford is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 19,214 people and four associated neighborhoods, Rutherford is the 107th largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Rutherford was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

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

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 23.28% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Rutherford, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the borough.

In Rutherford, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.12 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the borough is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

In Rutherford, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Rutherford is a relatively small borough. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

If knowledge is power, Rutherford is a pretty powerful place. 60.55% of the adults in Rutherford have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Rutherford in 2022 was $62,187, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $248,748 for a family of four.

Rutherford is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Rutherford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rutherford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Rutherford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.84% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rutherford include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Rutherford's cultural character, accounting for 21.26% of the borough’s population.

The most common language spoken in Rutherford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.