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South Orange, NJ
Demographic Data



South 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

South Orange Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

18,220

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.0%
5 - 17:
15.1%
18 - 24:
18.7%
25 - 34:
9.0%
35 - 54:
29.2%
55 - 64:
9.3%
Over 65 Years:
12.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
18.8%
18.8%
98.0%
98.0%
76.1%
76.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

South Orange
USA
$78,985
$78,985
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

South Orange
USA
$166,675
$166,675
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

7.5%

Employment Industries

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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Healthcare
Finance
Retail
Information Technology
Other
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Arts
Public Service
Administration
Transportation
Real estate
18.1%
18.1%
13.3%
13.3%
11.4%
11.4%
11.3%
11.3%
9.0%
9.0%
5.5%
5.5%
4.2%
4.2%
4.2%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
3.6%
3.6%
3.5%
3.5%
2.8%
2.8%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
60.3%
60.3%
22.8%
22.8%
7.0%
7.0%
5.0%
5.0%
4.8%
4.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
Italian
German
English
Polish
Russian
Eastern European
Jamaican
European
French
Haitian
Nigerian
Ukrainian
Hungarian
Scottish
British
Austrian
Norwegian
Romanian
Greek
10.9%
10.9%
8.6%
8.6%
8.2%
8.2%
5.5%
5.5%
4.9%
4.9%
4.7%
4.7%
2.7%
2.7%
2.7%
2.7%
2.3%
2.3%
2.1%
2.1%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Polish
French Creole
Chinese
Langs. of India
African languages
German/Yiddish
Slavic languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Scandinavian languages
Portuguese
Korean
Russian
Persian
Pacific Island languages
Greek
Other Indo-European
87.5%
87.5%
4.0%
4.0%
2.2%
2.2%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born South Orange Residents

13.8%

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