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East Orange, NJ
Demographic Data



East Orange Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

East Orange Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

68,446

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.1%
5 - 17:
16.7%
18 - 24:
7.8%
25 - 34:
18.2%
35 - 54:
24.8%
55 - 64:
11.4%
Over 65 Years:
14.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.4%
4.4%
86.4%
86.4%
21.5%
21.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

East Orange
USA
$30,503
$30,503
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

East Orange
USA
$58,659
$58,659
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

18.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Transportation
Education
Accommodation
Public Service
Other
Administration
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Finance
Information Technology
Wholesale
21.6%
21.6%
12.8%
12.8%
11.6%
11.6%
7.0%
7.0%
6.1%
6.1%
6.0%
6.0%
5.7%
5.7%
5.7%
5.7%
4.3%
4.3%
4.2%
4.2%
3.9%
3.9%
3.1%
3.1%
2.3%
2.3%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
White
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
79.1%
79.1%
11.5%
11.5%
5.9%
5.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Jamaican
Haitian
Guyanese
Nigerian
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Other Subsaharan African
African
Ghanian
British West Indian
Barbadian
German
Irish
Italian
English
U.S. Virgin Islander
British
Scottish
Moroccan
Liberian
French
6.4%
6.4%
5.8%
5.8%
5.2%
5.2%
2.6%
2.6%
1.8%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
French Creole
African languages
Langs. of India
Arabic
Native American languages
Tagalog
Other Indo-European
Portuguese
Vietnamese
Chinese
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
77.3%
77.3%
8.5%
8.5%
7.4%
7.4%
4.9%
4.9%
2.7%
2.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born East Orange Residents

30.0%

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