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West Orange, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $532,652 (it was $203,100 in 2000)
West Orange:

$532,652
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $374,976 - $633,664

Total population: 43,629 (All urban)

Houses: 16,825 (16,393 occupied: 11,514 owner occupied, 4,879 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

30%
State:

35%

Housing density: 1,388 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $231,294.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,559 (lower quartile is $1,186, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,432


Median gross rent in West Orange, NJ in 2022: $1,747

Housing units in West Orange with a mortgage: 7,016 (592 second mortgage, 1,045 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,934

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West Orange, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 760,197
  • In family households: 645,040 (104,343 male householders, 84,996 female householders)
    113,673 spouses, 245,726 children (232,723 natural, 5,793 adopted, 7,210 stepchildren), 20,627 grandchildren, 15,422 brothers or sisters, 11,923 parents, foster children, 19,910 other relatives, 22,762 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 115,157 (42,135 male householders (33,262 living alone)), 52,238 female householders (45,266 living alone)), 20,784 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 23,772 (12,126 institutionalized population)

108,634 married couples with children.
65,899 single-parent households (10,059 men, 55,840 women).

68.0% of residents of West Orange speak English at home.
10.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
12.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 17,005 (35.4%)
(70.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Orange, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Orange, New Jersey
  • 15no bedroom
  • 3261 bedroom
  • 2,1312 bedrooms
  • 5,3733 bedrooms
  • 2,8454 bedrooms
  • 8245+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Orange, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Orange, New Jersey
  • 178no bedroom
  • 2,0581 bedroom
  • 1,7122 bedrooms
  • 6763 bedrooms
  • 1924 bedrooms
  • 635+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in West Orange in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in West Orange in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 307no vehicle
  • 3,2951 vehicle
  • 5,9482 vehicles
  • 1,4533 vehicles
  • 4324 vehicles
  • 795+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in West Orange in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in West Orange in renter-occupied apartments
  • 912no vehicle
  • 2,6051 vehicle
  • 1,1412 vehicles
  • 1373 vehicles
  • 374 vehicles
  • 475+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Orange, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Orange, New Jersey
  • 151 room
  • 582 rooms
  • 2313 rooms
  • 3744 rooms
  • 1,2175 rooms
  • 2,9286 rooms
  • 2,7777 rooms
  • 2,0648 rooms
  • 1,8509+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Orange, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Orange, New Jersey
  • 1621 room
  • 4812 rooms
  • 1,3613 rooms
  • 1,0004 rooms
  • 9285 rooms
  • 4666 rooms
  • 1827 rooms
  • 1778 rooms
  • 1229+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in West Orange, NJ
West Orange CDP income, earnings, and wages data

  • West Orange, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in West Orange, NJ in 2022
  • 39,009Less than $10,000
  • 39,621$10,000 to $19,999
  • 34,949$20,000 to $29,999
  • 34,619$30,000 to $39,999
  • 29,070$40,000 to $49,999
  • 28,348$50,000 to $59,999
  • 42,000$60,000 to $74,999
  • 54,409$75,000 to $99,999
  • 39,301$100,000 to $124,999
  • 29,205$125,000 to $149,999
  • 44,148$150,000 to $199,999
  • 80,519$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in West Orange: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 55.4%
Number of people working at home: 4,090 (15.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 473
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,554
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,533
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,947
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,056
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,413
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,037
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 634
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 722
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,578
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,964
  • 90 or more minutes: 849

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 16,054 (74.7%)
  • Carpooled: 2,105 (9.8%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 1,104 (5.1%)
  • Subway or elevated: 325 (1.5%)
  • Railroad: 602 (2.8%)
  • Taxi: 36 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle: 16 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 393 (1.8%)
  • Other means: 125 (0.6%)
  • Worked at home: 736 (3.4%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in West Orange detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Orange, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Orange, New Jersey
  • 2,0331995 to March 2000
  • 1,9481990 to 1994
  • 1,8911985 to 1989
  • 1,3951980 to 1984
  • 1,1611975 to 1979
  • 8991970 to 1974
  • 8751965 to 1969
  • 1,281Before 1965
Ancestries in West Orange, NJ <small>(Other ancestries excluded from the graph)</small>

First ancestries reported:

  • Other: 15,693 (33.0%)
  • Italian: 7,474 (15.7%)
  • Irish: 4,889 (10.3%)
  • German: 3,063 (6.4%)
  • West Indian: 2,674 (5.6%)
  • Russian: 2,620 (5.5%)
  • Polish: 2,394 (5.0%)
  • United States: 1,944 (4.1%)
  • English: 1,338 (2.8%)
  • Subsaharan African: 893 (1.9%)
  • Greek: 529 (1.1%)
  • Arab: 500 (1.1%)
  • Scottish: 468 (1.0%)
  • Ukrainian: 467 (1.0%)
  • Hungarian: 432 (0.9%)
  • French: 406 (0.9%)
  • Swedish: 277 (0.6%)
  • Czech: 242 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 210 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 203 (0.4%)
  • Danish: 162 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 159 (0.3%)
  • Portuguese: 152 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 113 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 86 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 72 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 70 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 48 (0.1%)

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

Haiti
West Orange:

10.2% (1,176)
New Jersey:

2.2% (31,963)

Philippines
West Orange:

6.6% (760)
New Jersey:

4.7% (69,773)

Peru
West Orange:

5.7% (658)
New Jersey:

3.1% (45,151)

India
West Orange:

5.5% (636)
New Jersey:

8.1% (119,497)

Jamaica
West Orange:

4.5% (514)
New Jersey:

2.5% (36,443)

Korea
West Orange:

4.3% (496)
New Jersey:

3.5% (51,970)

Italy
West Orange:

4.1% (466)
New Jersey:

4.0% (58,395)

Other South America
West Orange:

3.3% (383)
New Jersey:

0.5% (7,095)

Colombia
West Orange:

3.1% (360)
New Jersey:

4.7% (69,754)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
West Orange:

2.8% (322)
New Jersey:

2.7% (40,092)

Poland
West Orange:

2.5% (282)
New Jersey:

3.8% (55,466)

Mexico
West Orange:

2.3% (266)
New Jersey:

4.6% (67,667)

Guyana
West Orange:

2.2% (254)
New Jersey:

1.2% (17,746)

Russia
West Orange:

2.1% (239)
New Jersey:

1.4% (20,243)

Ukraine
West Orange:

2.0% (233)
New Jersey:

1.0% (14,768)

Canada
West Orange:

1.9% (217)
New Jersey:

1.1% (16,333)

Trinidad and Tobago
West Orange:

1.8% (208)
New Jersey:

0.9% (13,289)

Ecuador
West Orange:

1.8% (206)
New Jersey:

3.6% (53,482)

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

  • This state: 23,137
  • Other state: 9,734
  • Northeast: 7,358
  • Midwest: 528
  • South: 1,450
  • West: 398

63% of West Orange residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 115
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 16
  • 5th and 6th grade: 170
  • 7th and 8th grade: 272
  • 9th grade: 210
  • 10th grade: 293
  • 11th grade: 190
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 508
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,784
  • Less than 1 year of college: 625
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,707
  • Associate degree: 580
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,498
  • Master's degree: 1,725
  • Professional school degree: 1,189
  • Doctorate degree: 378
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 218
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 46
  • 5th and 6th grade: 232
  • 7th and 8th grade: 408
  • 9th grade: 281
  • 10th grade: 378
  • 11th grade: 234
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 757
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,289
  • Less than 1 year of college: 954
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,822
  • Associate degree: 930
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,161
  • Master's degree: 1,888
  • Professional school degree: 571
  • Doctorate degree: 265
Educational Attainment for Females
West Orange marital status for males
West Orange marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,579
  • One, attached: 1,644
  • Two: 1,794
  • 3 or 4: 1,243
  • 5 to 9: 719
  • 10 to 19: 400
  • 20 to 49: 237
  • 50 or more: 1,203
  • Mobile homes: 6
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%
Year householders moved into residence in West Orange
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in West Orange, NJ
  • 81.5%Utility gas
  • 13.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.4%Electricity
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in West Orange, NJ
  • 65.1%Utility gas
  • 16.7%Electricity
  • 14.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,029
Here:

21.6%
New Jersey:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 463
Here:

20.4%
New Jersey:

13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 677
Here:

37.3%
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 Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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