CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Orange

New Jersey · 73,552 residents · 3.93 sq mi

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East Orange is home to 73,552 people in New Jersey. 27% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the New Jersey median by roughly 34%. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 17.7% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $110,600.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

73,552

+5%vs 2000

vs 69,824 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.1

−3%vs 2000

vs 33.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.93 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202470K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(5,791)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(4,964)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(5,168)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(5,102)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.1%(5,923)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.6%(13,667)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(10,293)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(8,077)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(5,941)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(4,886)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(2,876)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(864)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,810

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,346 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,376

−25%vs 2000

vs $16,488 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.7%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$110,600

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $125,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$534

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $650 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

27.5%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.6% in 2000

72.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic2.7%(1,874)

Black88.2%(61,604)

Hispanic / Latino4.7%(3,284)

Asian0.4%(294)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic7.1%(5,243)

Black90.3%(66,400)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(2,534)

Asian0.6%(427)

Other2%(1,482)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.2%(2,916)

South American2.6%(1,829)

Dominican1.9%(1,333)

Ecuadorian1.6%(1,095)

Central American1.3%(937)

Salvadoran0.7%(497)

Mexican0.7%(462)

Peruvian0.5%(366)

Guatemalan0.4%(305)

Colombian0.4%(289)

Panamanian0.2%(135)

Cuban0.2%(129)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.1%(74)

Spaniard0%(6)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.5%(344)

Chinese0.4%(279)

Filipino0.1%(71)

Mongolian0.1%(54)

Pakistani0.1%(44)

Korean0.1%(43)

Thai0%(20)

Japanese0%(6)

Sri Lankan0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.1%(48)

Native Hawaiian0%(7)

Fijian0%(7)

Ancestry

West Indian19.1%(13,421)

Jamaican9%(6,328)

Subsaharan African6.7%(4,703)

Haitian5.5%(3,828)

Guyanese4.1%(2,888)

American2.9%(2,035)

Nigerian2.4%(1,651)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian2.2%(1,525)

Irish0.7%(464)

German0.5%(362)

Barbadian0.5%(359)

Ghanaian0.5%(332)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.3%(226)

English0.3%(202)

British0.3%(184)

Scottish0.2%(135)

Arab0.2%(120)

Polish0.2%(117)

Brazilian0.1%(104)

Moroccan0.1%(94)

Bulgarian0.1%(88)

French0.1%(57)

Canadian0.1%(56)

Ethiopian0.1%(53)

Norwegian0%(26)

Russian0%(22)

Czech0%(14)

Greek0%(5)

Cape Verdean0%(5)

RANKED:Largest West Indian population · Largest Jamaican population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Haitian population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.3%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.5 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 23.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married49.1%(12,463)

Married36.8%(9,333)

Widowed4.1%(1,034)

Divorced10.1%(2,558)

Women 15+

Never married49%(15,760)

Married29.1%(9,360)

Widowed8.6%(2,761)

Divorced13.4%(4,307)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.3%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 18.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.8%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 7.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.9%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 34.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.9%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.8%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 46.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)33.3%(686)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(290)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.2%(540)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.3%(88)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,058 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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