Rahway city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Rahway city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
25.1%
2023
22.5%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-10.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.1% | — |
| 2019 | 24.4% | -0.7 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -1.4 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -2.4 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +1.8 pp (8.7%) |