East Orange is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 69,556 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, East Orange is the 14th largest community in New Jersey.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, East Orange is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East Orange is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in East Orange who work in office and administrative support (13.19%), sales jobs (9.06%), and healthcare suport services (8.07%). One downside of living in East Orange, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.30 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly city. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. For the size of the city, public transportation in East Orange is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For East Orange, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.The education level of East Orange citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.46% of adults in East Orange have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in East Orange in 2022 was $30,503, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,012 for a family of four. However, East Orange contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. East Orange is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call East Orange home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Orange residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. East Orange also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.46% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in East Orange include Jamaican, Haitian, Guyanese, Nigerian, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian. Foreign born people are also an important part of East Orange's cultural character, accounting for 30.04% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in East Orange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
