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West Orange township, Essex County, NJ

48,585 Population
12 square miles 4,047.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±1.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 37.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$63,229 ±$3,647 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Essex County: $49,449 ±$753
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$129,753 ±$14,240 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Essex County: $80,789 ±$1,638
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.4% ±2.3% (3,544  ±1,094) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Essex County: 14.6% 123,563 (±0.6% / ±5,397)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

34.4 minutes ±1.8 (665,535  ±57,990) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Essex County: 33.6 11,319,595 (±0.4 / ±193,683)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

17,166 ±623 Number of households
  • Essex County: 319,788 ±1,015
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.1 (47,896  ±42) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Essex County: 2.6 842,424 (±0 / ±513)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.4% ±1.3% (380  ±144) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 5.4% 11,451 (±0.5% / ±1,072)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

17,870 ±616 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 336,962 ±208
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$557,300 ±$24,326 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Essex County: $524,100 ±$11,118
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.5% ±2.2% (4,593  ±1,057.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Essex County: 10.7% 91,452 (±0.5% / ±4,299)
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.1% ±3.7% (30,701  ±1,543) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Essex County: 86.7% 504,923 (±1% / ±5,999.3)
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
52.6% ±2.6% (17,748  ±1,027.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Essex County: 39.2% 228,016 (±0.6% / ±3,426.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

26.4% ±2.2% (12,813  ±1,086) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Essex County: 30.1% 260,083
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.8% ±0.8% (1,064  ±286) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Essex County: 2.6% 17,292 (±0.2% / ±1,141)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,064 Total veterans ±286 982 Male ±295 82 Female ±67

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