One downside of living in Rahway, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.85 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.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Rahway is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Rahway area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
The citizens of Rahway are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.07% of adults in Rahway have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rahway in 2022 was $43,300, 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 $173,200 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Rahway also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.11% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rahway include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Portuguese.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Rahway's cultural character, accounting for 20.73% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Rahway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
