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Rahway, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rahway, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,346. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet RAHWAY-NJ · Rahway, NJ 1 ZIPs · 27,346 pop · #6040/25278 · Union County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $91,461
  • RANK-UPPER #6040/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Linden
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 52% owners
  • POP-SMALL 27,346
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $386,400

Nearest income peer: Linden, NJ (+ $421 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Rahway

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Rahway on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Rahway, NJ sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 24%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
27,346
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$91,461
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $91,461 and home value $386,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 34.1%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (51.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,845 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New Jersey, Belleville is the closest lower-income city and Tuckerton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rahway.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 07065, is all of Rahway

There is no split to weigh here: 07065 holds every one of Rahway's 27,346 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Rahway's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 650 establishments, 9,639 employees , annual payroll $1,042,740k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07065 (650 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (82) · also Wholesale trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Rahway, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Union County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rahway. See the Union County roll-up →

Rahway sits in the lower half of Union County on income: Union, Westfield and Scotch Plains report more, Elizabeth and Elizabethport report less. Westfield marks the far end of that range at $232,629, 154% above Rahway.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
07065 27,346 $91,461 650 2,725
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Rahway roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Rahway, .