East Orange, New Jersey demographics

East Orange, NJ demographics: median age 37.4; 22.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · East Orange city, New Jersey · Incorporated city · GEOID 3419390. The survey estimates a population of 70,090 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in East Orange is 37.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.5 years. There are 28,328 households (±1,215). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.4 ±1.5	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,090
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	15,190 ±1,278	21.7% ±1.8 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	17,192 ±1,379	24.5% ±2.0 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	26,903 ±1,581	38.4% ±2.3 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	10,805 ±973	15.4% ±1.4 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,090
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	31,940 ±1,118	45.6% ±1.6 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	38,150 ±1,116	54.4% ±1.6 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,090
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	2,068 ±672	3.0% ±1.0 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	55,452 ±1,544	79.1% ±2.2 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	146 ±146 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	882 ±301	1.3% ±0.4 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	48 ±52 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	5,354 ±1,269	7.6% ±1.8 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	6,140 ±1,199	8.8% ±1.7 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,090
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	62,359 ±1,419	89.0% ±2.0 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7,731 ±1,423	11.0% ±2.0 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 28,328
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,659 ±580	23.5% ±1.8 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,264 ±633	8.0% ±2.2 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	6,298 ±612	22.2% ±1.9 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	11,455 ±1,355	40.4% ±4.5 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,652 ±506	5.8% ±1.8 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 28,328
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	8,042 ±648	28.4% ±1.9 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	20,286 ±1,576	71.6% ±4.6 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 28,328
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	11,455 ±1,355	40.4% ±4.5 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	7,435 ±945	26.2% ±3.1 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,446 ±551	12.2% ±1.9 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,746 ±455	9.7% ±1.6 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,784 ±368	6.3% ±1.3 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	835 ±316	2.9% ±1.1 pp	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	627 ±242	2.2% ±0.8 pp	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,090
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	47,527 ±1,686	67.8% ±2.4 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	22,563 ±1,696	32.2% ±2.4 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 65,796
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	50,677 ±1,748	77.0% ±2.5 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	6,285 ±1,219	9.6% ±1.8 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	4,633 ±1,197	7.0% ±1.8 pp	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±33 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	88 ±100 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	500 ±234	0.8% ±0.4 pp	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±33 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	244 ±302 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±33 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	54 ±59 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	79 ±65 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	181 ±170 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	3,055 ±788	4.6% ±1.2 pp	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 50,058
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	7,109 ±972	14.2% ±1.9 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	17,063 ±1,326	34.1% ±2.5 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	10,572 ±1,143	21.1% ±2.2 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,975 ±751	7.9% ±1.5 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,781 ±1,108	15.5% ±2.2 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,558 ±674	7.1% ±1.3 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 69,411
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	61,839 ±1,326	89.1% ±1.9 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,275 ±939	6.2% ±1.4 pp	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,307 ±921 · low precision	1.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,248 ±439	1.8% ±0.6 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	742 ±504 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.3% of East Orange residents (±1.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 89.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	East Orange	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.3% ±1.9 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.1% ±5.4 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.8% ±0.6 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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