East Orange, NJ Demographics & Local Data

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Area Snapshot

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

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Population

Metric East Orange New Jersey Avg U.S. Average
Population 66,113 9,029,857 334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi) 16832.9 1036.4 85.8
Population growth (%/yr) 0.97% 0.55% 0.57%
Median age 37.7 40.2 37.1
Households 28,088 3,476,039 128,459,983

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Economy

East Orange has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric East Orange New Jersey Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $59,783 $101,200 $78,145
Income growth (%/yr) 6.26% 4.63% 5.07%
Unemployment rate 10.3% 6.1% 5.2%

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Housing

Metric East Orange New Jersey Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $207,215 $359,215 $242,182
Median rent $1,371 $1,653 $1,342
Homeownership rate 27.4% 63.7% 65.1%

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Mobility & Commuting

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric East Orange New Jersey Avg U.S. Average
Average commute time (min) 30.9 26.6 22.5
Work from home 8.1% 15.0% 13.4%

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Education & Households

East Orange has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric East Orange New Jersey Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 20.8% 39.6% 31.6%
Average household size 2.41 2.61 2.54

Health

East Orange has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric East Orange New Jersey Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 75.8 79.4 78.3
Self-rated poor health 18.5% 12.9% 16.3%
Smokers 18.3% 14.2% 19.0%