Union County Review

34.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Rahway in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 9.8 percent lower than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 29,443.

89.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Rahway residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,155	10.6
Regular high school diploma	6,392	31.3
GED or alternative credential	698	3.4
Some college less than 1 year	898	4.4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	3,162	15.5
Associate's degree	1,374	6.7
Bachelor's degree	3,838	18.8
Master's degree	1,410	6.9
Professional school degree	352	1.7
Doctorate degree	136	0.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.