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Chesterfield, NJ vs Rutherford, NJ

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- Rutherford is 0% more densely populated than Chesterfield.
- People are 2.9% more likely to be married in Rutherford.
- The Median Age is 8.3 years older in Rutherford.
 Chesterfield, NJRutherford, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock18,781329,725,481
 Female Population40.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population59.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.838.4
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 Population - 20107,727  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock18,110285,036,114
 Population - 19905,152  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock0.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now47.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,753.393.4
 Land Area21.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chesterfield, NJRutherford, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Chesterfield, NJRutherford, NJUnited States
 White49.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian23.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chesterfield, NJRutherford, NJUnited States
 Married Population51.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.4%50.2%
 Never Married39.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.742.60
 Households2,279  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,81880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children45.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households237  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.3%  Unlock10.8%
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not sure why Rutherford is able to continue to show low student to teacher ratios but there is 24-25 kids in a class for the last three years and my kids is in 3rd  More

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