Humidity & wind
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Population
72,159
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$365,900
Owner-occupied units
East Orange, NJ
New Jersey · 40.765° N, 74.212° W · 4 sq mi
East Orange is a city in New Jersey, with a population of 72,159 and about 18,370 residents per square mile. The median household earns $60,830 a year, and the median home is worth $365,900.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
4 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
18,370
People per square mile
Rank by population
#572
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#886
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$60,830
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,441
Per month
Homeownership
31%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
35.4 min
One way
People
Median age
37.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
22.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
32.2%
Households
28,328
2.44 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 31.3%
Transport & utilities 13.3%
Retail trade 11.6%
Professional & business services 9.4%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of New Jersey
State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Common Violet
State capital
Trenton
Nickname
The Garden State
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Cities near East Orange
- Newark, NJ3 mi · 323,808
- Elizabeth, NJ7 mi · 141,675
- Clifton, NJ7 mi · 91,127
- Passaic, NJ8 mi · 71,337
- Jersey City, NJ9 mi · 302,013
- Bayonne, NJ9 mi · 74,744
- Union City, NJ9 mi · 66,656
- Hoboken, NJ10 mi · 59,027
Cities about the same size
- Dothan, AL72,060
- Casas Adobes, AZ72,059
- Mount Vernon, NY72,304
- Conway, AR72,328
- Commerce City, CO72,345
- Eau Claire, WI72,465
- Harlingen, TX72,467
- Grand Junction, CO71,827
More in New Jersey
- Paterson161,793
- Toms River94,956
- Trenton91,506
- Camden71,430
- Lakewood69,585
- Vineland62,703
- Plainfield57,141
- New Brunswick57,133
Wealthiest person in New Jersey
Name
John Overdeck
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Millburn
Source of wealth
Hedge funds
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New Jersey · private sector
Employer
RWJBarnabas Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New Jersey
Company
Johnson & Johnson
Revenue
$88.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New Brunswick
Ticker
JNJ
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.