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 (12.37%), healthcare suport services (8.67%), and management occupations (7.00%). Also of interest is that East Orange has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.12% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in East Orange is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In East Orange, the average commute to work is 33.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly city. Many of East Orange’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. Many people in East Orange take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among East Orange citizens for affordable transportation.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, 22.89% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in East Orange in 2022 was $32,796, 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 $131,184 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in East Orange include Jamaican, Haitian, Guyanese, Nigerian, and African. East Orange also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.19%. The most common language spoken in East Orange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
