The total population of East Orange is estimated to be 68,879 with 31,325 males (45.48%) and 37,554 females (54.52%). There are 6,229 more females than males in East Orange.
The median household income in East Orange was $58,931 in 2021, which marked an an increase of 1,152(1.99%) from $57,779 in 2020. This income is 78.99% of the U.S. median household income of $74,606 (all incomes in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars).
In East Orange, there are just two different racial groups among households. Among these, Two or More Races households report a median household income of $85,584, while Black or African American households have a median household income of $42,571.
In 2022, the population of East Orange was 68,446, a 0.64% decrease year-by-year from 2021. Previously, in 2021, East Orange's population was 68,889, a decline of 0.70% compared to a population of 69,374 in 2020.
The median age in East Orange, NJ is 35.7, as per 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Of the total population, 19.49% were under the age of 15, 21.06% aged 15 to 29, 45.53% aged 30 to 64, 12.16% aged 65 to 84, and 1.76% were 85 years of age and older.
Racial distribution of East Orange population: 3.39% are White, 82.57% are Black or African American, 0.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.77% are Asian, 0.11% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 8.18% are some other race and 3.73% are multiracial.