What is the population of East Orange city?

East Orange city has 69,183 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #12 of 700 in New Jersey.

What is the median household income in East Orange city?

Median household income in East Orange city is $59,872 a year, 23.8% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in East Orange city?

Median gross rent is $1,372 a month and the median home value is $315,500, so rent absorbs about 27.5% of median household income.

Is East Orange city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so East Orange city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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East Orange, NJ population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of East Orange, New Jersey (East Orange, NJ — Census place “East Orange city”) is 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. Looking for the East Orange New Jersey ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve East Orange, NJ: 07017, 07018.

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

East Orange ZIP codes (New Jersey)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps East Orange.

The East Orange NJ ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

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

East Orange city, NJ in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

East Orange city is a small city in New Jersey, with 69,183 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #12 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 37 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in East Orange city earn a median of $59,872 a year, 23.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 44% below the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 17.6% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in East Orange city is valued at $315,500, 4% above the national figure and 24% below the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,372 a month, 2.4% below the national figure, or roughly $16,464 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 27.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 27.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of East Orange city?: East Orange city has 69,183 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #12 of 700 in New Jersey.
What is the median household income in East Orange city?: Median household income in East Orange city is $59,872 a year, 23.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in East Orange city?: Median gross rent is $1,372 a month and the median home value is $315,500, so rent absorbs about 27.5% of median household income.
Is East Orange city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so East Orange city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this East Orange city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.