One downside of living in Rahway, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.89 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Rahway use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Rahway‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The citizens of Rahway are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.59% of adults in Rahway have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rahway in 2022 was $43,613, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $174,452 for a family of four. However, Rahway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rahway is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rahway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rahway residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Rahway also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.17% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rahway include Italian, Irish, Polish, German, and Haitian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Rahway's cultural character, accounting for 22.45% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Rahway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
