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.East Orange is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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. East Orange has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, East Orange has quite a high level of public transit users. East Orange’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.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.
