East Orange, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 65,390 (All urban)

East Orange, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 28,479 (26,031 occupied: 6,942 owner occupied, 19,089 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	73%
State:	34%

Housing density: 7251 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $420,316.

Median contract rent in 2007: $751 (lower quartile is $531, upper quartile is $930)

Housing units in East Orange with a mortgage: 3,263 (545 second mortgage, 264 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 860

East Orange,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $272,600 (it was $125,400 in 2000)

East Orange:	$272,600
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $211,400 - $353,500

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $291,990
Here: $291,990
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $223,569
Here: $223,569
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $315,651
Here: $315,651
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $358,071
Here: $358,071
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $118,333
Here: $118,333
State: $309,003

Mobile homes: $137,500
Here: $137,500
State: $53,584

Median year house/condo built: 1946

Median year apartment built: 1953

Household type by relationship

Households: 68,603

In family households: 57,107 (7,318 male householders, 8,845 female householders)
7,016 spouses, 22,034 children (20,394 natural, 643 adopted, 997 stepchildren), 3,869 grandchildren, 1,479 brothers or sisters, 840 parents, 3,069 other relatives, 2,637 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 11,496 (3,996 male householders (3,234 living alone)), 5,917 female householders (5,382 living alone)), 1,583 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,301 (837 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,198 2-persons, 4,254 3-persons, 3,069 4-persons, 1,827 5-persons, 1,117 6-persons, 698 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,616 1-person, 1,121 2-persons, 114 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

6,014 married couples with children.
8,923 single-parent households (1,359 men, 7,564 women).

84.7% of residents of East Orange speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
7.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 12,759 (18.3%)
(46.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.4
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in East Orange, New Jersey:
	1 room: 24 2 rooms: 65 3 rooms: 268 4 rooms: 414 5 rooms: 1,238 6 rooms: 1,227 7 rooms: 1,003 8 rooms: 867 9 or more rooms: 1,836

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Orange, New Jersey:
	1 room: 1,878 2 rooms: 2,327 3 rooms: 5,925 4 rooms: 4,050 5 rooms: 3,043 6 rooms: 1,110 7 rooms: 294 8 rooms: 224 9 or more rooms: 238

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 131
1995 to 1998: 225
1990 to 1994: 287
1980 to 1989: 1,414
1970 to 1979: 3,187
1960 to 1969: 4,581
1950 to 1959: 4,933
1940 to 1949: 5,083
1939 or earlier: 8,638

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Orange:
	no bedroom: 24 1 bedroom: 431 2 bedrooms: 1,571 3 bedrooms: 2,047 4 bedrooms: 1,211 5 or more bedrooms: 1,658

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Orange:
	no bedroom: 2,143 1 bedroom: 8,390 2 bedrooms: 5,874 3 bedrooms: 2,025 4 bedrooms: 419 5 or more bedrooms: 238

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in East Orange in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 758 1 vehicle: 2,826 2 vehicles: 2,401 3 vehicles: 698 4 vehicles: 159 5 or more vehicles: 100

Cars and other vehicles available in East Orange in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 8,901 1 vehicle: 7,979 2 vehicles: 1,888 3 vehicles: 199 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 122

East Orange rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in East Orange:

Less than $100: 382 people
$100 to $149: 317
$150 to $199: 480
$200 to $249: 589
$250 to $299: 352
$300 to $349: 263
$350 to $399: 283
$400 to $449: 333
$450 to $499: 324
$500 to $549: 524
$550 to $599: 684
$600 to $649: 1,032
$650 to $699: 1,362
$700 to $749: 1,429
$750 to $799: 1,415
$800 to $899: 2,910
$900 to $999: 1,975
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,561
$1,250 to $1,499: 328
$1,500 to $1,999: 193
$2,000 or more: 50
No cash rent: 288

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,720 1990 to 1994: 2,573 1985 to 1989: 2,217 1980 to 1984: 2,193 1975 to 1979: 1,194 1970 to 1974: 1,078 1970 to 1974: 503 1965 to 1969: 281

East Orange, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.1%
Number of people working at home: 498 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 289
5 to 9 minutes: 1248
10 to 14 minutes: 2457
15 to 19 minutes: 3101
20 to 24 minutes: 4030
25 to 29 minutes: 1647
30 to 34 minutes: 4558
35 to 39 minutes: 633
40 to 44 minutes: 861
45 to 59 minutes: 3137
60 to 89 minutes: 2664
90 or more minutes: 1380

East Orange mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,519 (51%)
Carpooled: 3,794 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5,619 (21%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 16 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 501 (2%)
Railroad: 985 (4%)
Taxi: 242 (1%)
Bicycle: 161 (1%)
Walked: 962 (4%)
Other means: 206 (1%)
Worked at home: 498 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 4435
$10,000 to $14,999: 2206
$15,000 to $19,999: 1812
$20,000 to $24,999: 2009
$25,000 to $29,999: 1665
$30,000 to $34,999: 1699
$35,000 to $39,999: 1661
$40,000 to $44,999: 1256
$45,000 to $49,999: 1144
$50,000 to $59,999: 1782
$60,000 to $74,999: 2384
$75,000 to $99,999: 2045
$100,000 to $124,999: 863
$125,000 to $149,999: 597
$150,000 to $199,999: 269
$200,000 or more: 249

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 42125

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7480

Jamaican: 3232

Haitian: 2820

Subsaharan African:: 2737

African: 1571

Guyanese: 1436

United States or American: 1147

Italian: 511

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 502

Nigerian: 495

Irish: 372

West Indian: 352

British West Indian: 241

Ghanian: 217

Barbadian: 187

Liberian: 162

Ethiopian: 139

English: 137

Other Subsaharan African: 130

German: 125

Arab:: 87

Belizean: 59

Polish: 51

British: 51

Portuguese: 48

Brazilian: 47

Dutch: 46

Egyptian: 39

Bermudan: 37

French (except Basque): 37

Arab/Arabic: 33

Scotch-Irish: 26

Serbian: 23

U.S. Virgin Islander: 23

Scottish: 22

Hungarian: 21

French Canadian: 21

Bahamian: 18

Russian: 18

Welsh: 18

European: 18

Canadian: 16

Israeli: 13

Jordanian: 10

Ugandan: 10

Other West Indian: 9

Ukrainian: 8

Sudanese: 7

Austrian: 7

Belgian: 6

Danish: 6

Northern European: 6

Cape Verdean: 6

Moroccan: 5

Finnish: 5

Lithuanian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Jamaica (26%)
Haiti (20%)
Guyana (13%)
Trinidad and Tobago (7%)
Dominican Republic (5%)
Other Caribbean (5%)
Nigeria (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 39270
Northeast: 4186
Midwest: 573
South: 11681
West: 312

58% of East Orange residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 275
Nursery to 4th grade: 129
5th and 6th grade: 356
7th and 8th grade: 651
9th grade: 491
10th grade: 764
11th grade: 880
12th grade, no diploma: 1,796
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,902
Less than 1 year of college: 1,339
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,394
Associate degree: 773
Bachelor's degree: 1,753
Master's degree: 472
Professional school degree: 164
Doctorate degree: 121

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 282
Nursery to 4th grade: 159
5th and 6th grade: 384
7th and 8th grade: 1,021
9th grade: 620
10th grade: 995
11th grade: 1,130
12th grade, no diploma: 2,094
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,600
Less than 1 year of college: 1,851
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,739
Associate degree: 1,339
Bachelor's degree: 2,821
Master's degree: 866
Professional school degree: 257
Doctorate degree: 91

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 10.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 14.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 28.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 20.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 19.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 24.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,464
Black householders: $39,978
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $32,525
Asian householders: $60,161
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $14,401
Some other race householders: $50,391
Two or more races householders: $2,499
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $42,128

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Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $257,383
Black or African American householders: $264,556
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $258,252
Asian householders: $438,681
Some other race householders: $273,686
Two or more races householders: $256,513
Hispanic or Latino householders: $330,206

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,857
One, attached: 823
Two: 3,723
3 or 4: 4,173
5 to 9: 1,088
10 to 19: 1,879
20 to 49: 5,049
50 or more: 6,866
Mobile homes: 21

Median worth of mobile homes: $232,172

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in East Orange:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (58%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (47%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,418

Here:	15.4%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 690

Here:	15.0%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,056

Here:	31.6%
New Jersey:	30.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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