Rahway.
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New Jersey·Union County
6 tracts·30K people·$386K median·7,728/mi²
Black 31 · White 29 · Hispanic 27 · Asian 6 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1
Married couple 41 · Living alone 31 · Other 28
Manufacturing 44 · Health 20 · Retail 12 · Professional 12 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 46 · Sales · office 22 · Production · transport 14 · Service 12 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 61 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 17 · Transit 8 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Rahway is $386,400 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Rahway has 30,109 residents across 6 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.7; the population is 30.8% Black, 29.3% White, 27.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% Asian, 5.4% Multiracial and 1.4% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 34.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.5% (Census ACS).
Franklin Elementary School (35%), Madison Elementary School (31%) and Roosevelt Elementary School (28%) lead the elementary schools; Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy is the middle school with reported scores (27%); Rahway High School is the high school with reported scores (22%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,845/month, 17% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Rahway is $91,461 a year, 6% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Rahway, median rent is $1,845/month and the median home value is $386,400 (Census ACS).
Rahway reported 1.7 violent crimes and 10.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 26 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Rahway are winter weather (87), strong wind (81) and heat wave (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Rahway, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).