Orange, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Orange, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 12,665 (11,885 occupied: 3,020 owner occupied, 8,865 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	75%
State:	34%

Housing density: 5743 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: $859 (lower quartile is $670, upper quartile is $1,031)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $840

Median gross rent in Orange, NJ in 2007: $948

Housing units in Orange with a mortgage: 1,380 (167 second mortgage, 170 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 435

Orange,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $297,127 (it was $132,400 in 2000)

Orange:	$297,127
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $183,307 - $336,011

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $300,438
Here: $300,438
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $192,194
Here: $192,194
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $305,574
Here: $305,574
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $291,604
Here: $291,604
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $232,522
Here: $232,522
State: $309,003

Household type by relationship

Households: 32,409

In family households: 27,366 (3,759 male householders, 3,954 female householders)
3,724 spouses, 10,647 children (9,956 natural, 196 adopted, 495 stepchildren), 1,352 grandchildren, 856 brothers or sisters, 497 parents, 1,363 other relatives, 1,214 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,043 (1,735 male householders (1,468 living alone)), 2,443 female householders (2,127 living alone)), 865 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 459 (330 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,465 2-persons, 1,929 3-persons, 1,524 4-persons, 916 5-persons, 508 6-persons, 371 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,595 1-person, 469 2-persons, 60 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 22 5-persons.

3,484 married couples with children.
3,681 single-parent households (592 men, 3,089 women).

72.6% of residents of Orange speak English at home.
12.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
13.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 10,293 (31.3%)
(39.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Orange, New Jersey:
	1 room: 21 2 rooms: 51 3 rooms: 111 4 rooms: 308 5 rooms: 480 6 rooms: 618 7 rooms: 510 8 rooms: 313 9 or more rooms: 608

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orange, New Jersey:
	1 room: 732 2 rooms: 1,061 3 rooms: 2,468 4 rooms: 2,305 5 rooms: 1,481 6 rooms: 514 7 rooms: 154 8 rooms: 62 9 or more rooms: 88

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 236
1990 to 1994: 273
1980 to 1989: 928
1970 to 1979: 1,441
1960 to 1969: 2,052
1950 to 1959: 2,681
1940 to 1949: 1,921
1939 or earlier: 3,129

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Orange:
	no bedroom: 37 1 bedroom: 171 2 bedrooms: 789 3 bedrooms: 1,106 4 bedrooms: 454 5 or more bedrooms: 463

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orange:
	no bedroom: 870 1 bedroom: 3,659 2 bedrooms: 3,182 3 bedrooms: 884 4 bedrooms: 174 5 or more bedrooms: 96

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Orange in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 372 1 vehicle: 1,053 2 vehicles: 1,024 3 vehicles: 480 4 vehicles: 70 5 or more vehicles: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Orange in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 3,556 1 vehicle: 4,084 2 vehicles: 1,109 3 vehicles: 93 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 15

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Orange, NJ:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 8
$25,000 to $29,999: 13
$30,000 to $34,999: 12
$35,000 to $39,999: 7
$40,000 to $49,999: 10
$50,000 to $59,999: 7
$60,000 to $69,999: 9
$70,000 to $79,999: 7
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 9
$100,000 to $124,999: 60
$125,000 to $149,999: 65
$150,000 to $174,999: 162
$175,000 to $199,999: 289
$200,000 to $249,999: 465
$250,000 to $299,999: 409
$300,000 to $399,999: 957
$400,000 to $499,999: 306
$500,000 to $749,999: 172
$750,000 to $999,999: 17
$1,000,000 or more: 30

Orange rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Orange:

Less than $100: 163 people
$100 to $149: 115
$150 to $199: 195
$200 to $249: 269
$250 to $299: 229
$300 to $349: 182
$350 to $399: 132
$400 to $449: 118
$450 to $499: 130
$500 to $549: 150
$550 to $599: 183
$600 to $649: 195
$650 to $699: 337
$700 to $749: 496
$750 to $799: 553
$800 to $899: 1,603
$900 to $999: 1,627
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,545
$1,250 to $1,499: 377
$1,500 to $1,999: 79
$2,000 or more: 1
No cash rent: 185

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3,103 1990 to 1994: 2,073 1985 to 1989: 2,041 1980 to 1984: 1,204 1975 to 1979: 648 1970 to 1974: 599 1970 to 1974: 312 1965 to 1969: 313

Orange, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 60.4%
Number of people working at home: 185 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 123
5 to 9 minutes: 911
10 to 14 minutes: 1060
15 to 19 minutes: 1594
20 to 24 minutes: 1979
25 to 29 minutes: 788
30 to 34 minutes: 2838
35 to 39 minutes: 370
40 to 44 minutes: 463
45 to 59 minutes: 1388
60 to 89 minutes: 1213
90 or more minutes: 462

Orange mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,033 (53%)
Carpooled: 2,224 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2,253 (17%)
Subway or elevated: 76 (1%)
Railroad: 670 (5%)
Ferryboat: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 136 (1%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 668 (5%)
Other means: 115 (1%)
Worked at home: 185 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1854
$10,000 to $14,999: 871
$15,000 to $19,999: 851
$20,000 to $24,999: 725
$25,000 to $29,999: 790
$30,000 to $34,999: 714
$35,000 to $39,999: 750
$40,000 to $44,999: 725
$45,000 to $49,999: 798
$50,000 to $59,999: 772
$60,000 to $74,999: 1069
$75,000 to $99,999: 1045
$100,000 to $124,999: 453
$125,000 to $149,999: 271
$150,000 to $199,999: 111
$200,000 or more: 92

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 16488

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5426

Haitian: 3235

Subsaharan African:: 1442

Jamaican: 1220

United States or American: 1051

Italian: 900

Guyanese: 785

African: 751

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 618

Nigerian: 417

Irish: 413

Ghanian: 196

West Indian: 186

German: 160

Polish: 112

Barbadian: 61

Russian: 60

French (except Basque): 59

British West Indian: 52

European: 50

British: 42

English: 39

Liberian: 36

Other Subsaharan African: 29

Dutch West Indian: 27

Arab:: 26

Scottish: 25

Ukrainian: 22

Slovak: 19

U.S. Virgin Islander: 19

Swedish: 18

Canadian: 15

Greek: 14

Egyptian: 14

Estonian: 14

Belgian: 13

Scotch-Irish: 13

Ethiopian: 13

Arab/Arabic: 12

Brazilian: 10

Hungarian: 10

Basque: 9

Other West Indian: 8

Dutch: 7

Armenian: 6

Romanian: 6

Czech: 6

Danish: 5

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

Haiti (27%)
Jamaica (12%)
Guyana (9%)
Trinidad and Tobago (8%)
El Salvador (6%)
Peru (5%)
Nigeria (3%)

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

This state: 15504
Northeast: 2163
Midwest: 206
South: 4204
West: 109

57% of Orange residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 260
Nursery to 4th grade: 139
5th and 6th grade: 160
7th and 8th grade: 383
9th grade: 302
10th grade: 271
11th grade: 298
12th grade, no diploma: 862
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,738
Less than 1 year of college: 452
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,078
Associate degree: 495
Bachelor's degree: 991
Master's degree: 328
Professional school degree: 136
Doctorate degree: 51

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 299
Nursery to 4th grade: 106
5th and 6th grade: 264
7th and 8th grade: 442
9th grade: 343
10th grade: 387
11th grade: 330
12th grade, no diploma: 888
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,447
Less than 1 year of college: 828
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,825
Associate degree: 590
Bachelor's degree: 1,156
Master's degree: 533
Professional school degree: 187
Doctorate degree: 59

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 19.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.4%

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 14.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,317
Black householders: $44,000
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $13,863
Asian householders: $53,110
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $109,435
Some other race householders: $40,536
Two or more races householders: $48,271
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $39,672

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Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $255,609
Black or African American householders: $303,635
Asian householders: $331,911
Some other race householders: $257,405
Two or more races householders: $352,108
Hispanic or Latino householders: $247,530

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,314
One, attached: 351
Two: 2,083
3 or 4: 1,971
5 to 9: 652
10 to 19: 789
20 to 49: 2,195
50 or more: 2,310

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Orange:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (69%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (55%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 643

Here:	16.5%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 498

Here:	23.3%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 525

Here:	30.1%
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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