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Moving to Rahway, New Jersey

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Population: 26,500. Estimated population in July 2024: 27,563 (+4.0% change)
Males: 12,639 (47.7%), Females: 13,861 (52.3%)

Union County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $50,729
Median house value: $142,600

Population by Race

Races in Rahway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (53.2%)
  • Black (27.1%)
  • Hispanic (13.9%)
  • Other race (5.6%)
  • Two or more races (3.3%)
  • Filipino (1.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (12.0%), Irish (11.4%), German (10.0%), Polish (9.5%), English (3.8%), United States (2.9%).

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 4.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rahway

  • High school or higher: 81.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rahway city

  • Never married: 29.0%
  • Now married: 51.0%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

17.2% Foreign born (8.8% Latin America, 3.8% Europe, 3.4% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,200 (+4.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Rahway:

  • RAHWAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (865 STONE ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Rahway:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rahway:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 10 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 21 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
  • TETERBORO (about 24 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rahway:

  • LINDEN (about 4 miles; LINDEN, NJ; Abbreviation: LDJ)
  • NEWARK NR 1 (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N4)
  • MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 15 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: MMU)

Amtrak stations near Rahway:

  • 5 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
  • 12 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rahway:

  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 10 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 8,135)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,878)
  • NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,565)
  • ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,893)

Schools

Public high school in Rahway:

  • RAHWAY HIGH (Students: 1,158; Location: 1012 MADISON AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Rahway:

  • ST MARYS (Students: 241; Location: 244 CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Rahway:

  • RAHWAY INTERMEDIATE SCH (Students: 966; Location: KLINE PLACE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • FRANKLIN (Students: 671; Location: 1809 ST GEORGES AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • ROOSEVELT (Students: 580; Location: 811 ST GEORGE AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • GROVER CLEVELAND (Students: 326; Location: 486 E MILTON AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • MADISON (Students: 316; Location: 944 MADISON AVE; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Rahway:

  • ECYC INC DBA EMPLOYEES CENTER (Students: 88; Location: C O MERCK AND CO INC PO BOX 20; Grades: PK – KG)
  • PAT’S DAY CARE CENTER (Students: 54; Location: 1645 COLUMBUS PLACE; Grades: PK – 2)

Libraries

Library in Rahway:

  • RAHWAY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $680,680; Location: 75 EAST CHERRY, RM 9B; 82,970 books; 914 audio materials; 525 video materials; 184 serial subscriptions)

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