New Jersey · Census place 19390
East Orange city, NJ
Quick answer
East Orange city has 69,183 residents, ranking #12 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $59,872, the median home is worth $315,500 and median gross rent runs $1,372 a month.
- Population
- 69,183East Orange city residents
- Median household income
- $59,872Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $315,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,372Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 27.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in East Orange city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the East Orange city median would spend about 27.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.6% of residents and 27.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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