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.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, East Orange is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the East Orange area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
The population of East Orange overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in East Orange, 21.46% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in East Orange in 2018 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.
In addition, East Orange has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.04%).
The most common language spoken in East Orange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
