City safety & data profile

East OrangeNJ

East Orange, NJ is a 65K-resident city in Essex County with a median household income of $60,830.

Essex County, New Jersey. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for East Orange, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. East Orange has a population larger than 85% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $365,900, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

65K
Population (place)
Top 15%
By size
$60,830
Median income (place)
$365,900
Median home (place)
16.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on East Orange

East Orange posts a median household income higher than 23% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the East Orange area.

Bottom 24%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near East Orange

Where East Orange income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$60,830 Bottom 23% higher than 23% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

East Orange $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NJ

Population among 151 NJ places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Newark is the largest NJ city on this list; Short Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NJ

Median household income among the same 151-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Short Hills posts the highest place-level median income in NJ; Newark is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading East Orange, NJ beyond the headline numbers

East Orange sits inside Essex County, New Jersey, at roughly 40.77°N, -74.20°W. Population 64,949, $60,830 median household income. Median home value $365,900, median rent $1,441. Poverty rate 16.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around East Orange, 1.5/5 avg rating, 2 with an ER.

Poverty in East Orange, NJ stands at 16.4%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in East Orange costs around 6.0 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

Remote work covers 9.7% of East Orange workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 46.9% in East Orange, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

20.3% of East Orange workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for East Orange from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
64,949
East Orange · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$60,830
-32% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$365,900
-12% vs avg
Median Age (place)
37.4
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Essex County): East Orange's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
863K+10%
Median Income
$80,789+47%
Median Home Value
$524,100+44%
Poverty Rate
14.6%-12%
Unemployment
8.7%-37%

Economics

Economics indicators for East Orange, NJ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,441/mo
Poverty Rate
16.4% +32% vs avg
Unemployment 9.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 22.7%
Work From Home 9.7%
Public Transit 20.3%

Population

White 3%
African American 79.1%
Asian 1.3%
Two or More Ethnicities 5.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
46.9%
High Blood Pressure
37.3%
Obesity
35.8%
Physical Inactivity
33.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.7%
Current Smoking
15.2%
Lack of Health Insurance
14.6%
Diabetes
14.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.2%
Binge Drinking
12.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 54.9%
Annual Checkup 79.4%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
11.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.8%
Stroke
4.6%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
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1
Average Rating
1.5/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
2
VA NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
EAST ORANGE · Acute Care - Veterans Administration · ER
★★☆☆☆
CAREWELL HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER
EAST ORANGE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★☆☆☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect East Orange?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for East Orange right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet NJ-EAST-ORANGE · East Orange

East Orange: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to East Orange; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse New Jersey state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of East Orange, NJ? ▼
East Orange, NJ has a population of 64,949 people, located in Essex County, New Jersey.
What is the median household income in East Orange? ▼
The median household income in East Orange, NJ is $60,830 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 16.4%.
What is the median home value in East Orange? ▼
The median home value in East Orange, NJ is $365,900. Median rent is $1,441/month.
What are the top health concerns in East Orange? ▼
The top health indicators in East Orange include Short Sleep Duration (46.9%), High Blood Pressure (37.3%), Obesity (35.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in East Orange? ▼
East Orange has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 1.5/5 stars. 2 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in East Orange? ▼
The median age in East Orange, NJ is 37.4 years. 22.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for East Orange, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NJ (16.4% here).

Madison, WI 16.4% Burlington, NC 16.4% Mishawaka, IN 16.4% Biloxi, MS 16.4%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NJ ($60,830 here).

Pottstown, PA $60,828 Richmond Heights, OH $60,833 Tillmans Corner, AL $60,837 Bradenton, FL $60,822

Compare East Orange with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Orange, NJ 34K Bloomfield, NJ 49K Newark, NJ 282K Irvington, NJ 61K West Orange, NJ 48K Harrison, NJ 15K Montclair, NJ 40K South Orange, NJ 17K
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Using East Orange's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Essex County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.