East Orange, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
70,090
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.4
1.08% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
16.4%
6.85% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$60,830
1.6% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$365,900
16% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
33,531
1.64% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in East Orange, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.5% of the residents in East Orange, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in East Orange, NJ are Best Care College (151 degrees awarded in 2023) and National Career Institute (72 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in East Orange, NJ was $365,900, and the homeownership rate was 31%.

Most people in East Orange, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.4 minutes. The average car ownership in East Orange, NJ was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

East Orange, NJ is home to a population of 70.1k people, from which 87.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 31.9% of East Orange, NJ residents were born outside of the country (22.3k people).

In 2024, there were 12.2 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (54.6k people) in East Orange, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.49k Other (Hispanic) and 3.01k Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.5%
2024 Citizenship
88.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.5% of East Orange, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in East Orange, NJ was 88.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Orange, NJ
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    54.6k ± 1.66k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    4.49k ± 1.2k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    3.01k ± 962
11%
Hispanic Population
7.73k people

In 2024, there were 12.2 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (54.6k people) in East Orange, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.49k Other (Hispanic) and 3.01k Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11% of the people in East Orange, NJ are hispanic (7.73k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in East Orange, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

31.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
22.3k people
28.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
19.9k people

As of 2024, 31.9% of East Orange, NJ residents (22.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in East Orange, NJ was 28.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    686 ± 222
  2. Vietnam
    532 ± 189
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    237 ± 149

East Orange, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of East Orange, NJ employs 33.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in East Orange, NJ were Health Care & Social Assistance (7,535 people), Transportation & Warehousing (4,315 people), and Retail Trade (3,894 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($87,888), Finance & Insurance ($85,833), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,086).

Employment

Occupations

33.5k
2024 Value
± 2,008
1.64%
1 Year growth
± 7.99%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Orange, NJ grew at a rate of 1.64%, from 33k employees to 33.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Orange, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,388 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (3,248 people), and Management Occupations (2,995 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Orange, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

33.5k
2024 Value
± 2,008
1.64%
1 Year growth
± 7.99%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Orange, NJ grew at a rate of 1.64%, from 33k employees to 33.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Orange, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,535 people), Transportation & Warehousing (4,315 people), and Retail Trade (3,894 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Orange, NJ, though some of these residents may live in East Orange, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,671
Median earning men ± $2,753
$40,647
Median earning women ± $3,286

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($81,927), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,342), and Public Administration ($63,269).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($130,670), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,645), and Public Administration ($65,903).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

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Education

In 2023, universities in East Orange, NJ awarded 223 degrees. The student population of East Orange, NJ in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 74 male students and 120 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in East Orange, NJ are Black or African American (200 and 89.7%), Hispanic or Latino (11 and 4.93%), White (9 and 4.04%), and Asian (3 and 1.35%).

The largest universities in East Orange, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Best Care College (151 and 67.7%) and National Career Institute (72 and 32.3%).

The most popular majors in East Orange, NJ are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (62 and 27.8%), HVAC Maintenance (37 and 16.6%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (30 and 13.5%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 194 students enrolled in East Orange, NJ, 38.1% men and 61.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 184 records, of which 63% were women and 37% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
    62 degrees awarded
  2. Phlebotamy Technician
    15 degrees awarded
  3. Electrocardiograph Technician
    15 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of less than 1 academic year recipients in East Orange, NJ was Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant with 62 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of less than 1 academic year from schools in East Orange, NJ according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Best Care College
    151 degrees awarded
  2. National Career Institute
    72 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Best Care College with 151 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 76 men were awarded degrees from institutions in East Orange, NJ, which is 0.517 times less than the 147 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 200 degrees mean that there were 18.2 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 11 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($12,400) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2017.

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($100) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2017.

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($800) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in East Orange, NJ was $365,900 in 2024, which is 1.1 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $315,500 to $365,900, a 16% increase. The homeownership rate in East Orange, NJ is 31%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in East Orange, NJ have an average commute time of 35.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Orange, NJ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$365,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$16,985
$8,791
Median Property Taxes
±$807

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In East Orange, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in East Orange, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

31%
Homeownership
2024
56.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 31% of the housing units in East Orange, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 27.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,830
Median Household Income
± $3,867
28.3k
Number of Households
± 1,777

In 2024, the median household income of the 28.3k households in East Orange, NJ grew to $60,830 from the previous year's value of $59,872.

The following chart displays the households in East Orange, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for East Orange, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (55.4%)
  2. Public Transit (20.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.69%)

In 2024, 55.4% of workers in East Orange, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (20.3%) and those who worked at home (9.69%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

35.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Orange, NJ have a longer commute time (35.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.39% of the workforce in East Orange, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in East Orange, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in East Orange, NJ have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Orange, NJ (11.3k out of 68.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Orange, NJ is Black, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

87.7% of the population of East Orange, NJ has health coverage, with 41.3% on employee plans, 27.8% on Medicaid, 9.92% on Medicare, 7.7% on non-group plans, and 0.903% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.5% were men and 54.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.2% under 18 years, 23.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 15% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.5% were men and 54.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

12.3%
Uninsured
41.3%
Employer Coverage
27.8%
Medicaid
9.92%
Medicare
7.7%
Non-Group
0.903%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in East Orange, NJ grew by 14.9% from 10.7% to 12.3%.

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