West Orange, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 44,852, Rural population: 0)

West Orange, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 16,825 (16,393 occupied: 11,514 owner occupied, 4,879 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	34%

Housing density: 1388 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $420,316.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,116 (lower quartile is $827, upper quartile is $1,345)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,026

Median gross rent in West Orange, NJ in 2007: $1,208

Housing units in West Orange with a mortgage: 7,016 (592 second mortgage, 1,045 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,934

West Orange,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $378,996 (it was $203,100 in 2000)

West Orange:	$378,996
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $306,797 - $478,679

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $421,843
Here: $421,843
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $446,378
Here: $446,378
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $392,613
Here: $392,613
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $337,174
Here: $337,174
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $300,641
Here: $300,641
State: $309,003

Mobile homes: $162,500
Here: $162,500
State: $53,584

Household type by relationship

Households: 43,699

In family households: 38,157 (8,800 male householders, 2,898 female householders)
9,570 spouses, 13,416 children (12,690 natural, 454 adopted, 272 stepchildren), 557 grandchildren, 562 brothers or sisters, 581 parents, 1,090 other relatives, 683 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,542 (1,663 male householders (1,320 living alone)), 3,027 female householders (2,710 living alone)), 852 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,153 (984 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,570 2-persons, 2,680 3-persons, 2,503 4-persons, 1,163 5-persons, 537 6-persons, 245 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,030 1-person, 582 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 19 5-persons.

8,016 married couples with children.
1,671 single-parent households (381 men, 1,290 women).

68.0% of residents of West Orange speak English at home.
10.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
12.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 11,483 (25.6%)
(57.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Orange, New Jersey:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 58 3 rooms: 231 4 rooms: 374 5 rooms: 1,217 6 rooms: 2,928 7 rooms: 2,777 8 rooms: 2,064 9 or more rooms: 1,850

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Orange, New Jersey:
	1 room: 162 2 rooms: 481 3 rooms: 1,361 4 rooms: 1,000 5 rooms: 928 6 rooms: 466 7 rooms: 182 8 rooms: 177 9 or more rooms: 122

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 191
1995 to 1998: 640
1990 to 1994: 810
1980 to 1989: 1,117
1970 to 1979: 1,353
1960 to 1969: 2,376
1950 to 1959: 3,777
1940 to 1949: 2,339
1939 or earlier: 4,222

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Orange:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 326 2 bedrooms: 2,131 3 bedrooms: 5,373 4 bedrooms: 2,845 5 or more bedrooms: 824

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Orange:
	no bedroom: 178 1 bedroom: 2,058 2 bedrooms: 1,712 3 bedrooms: 676 4 bedrooms: 192 5 or more bedrooms: 63

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in West Orange in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 307 1 vehicle: 3,295 2 vehicles: 5,948 3 vehicles: 1,453 4 vehicles: 432 5 or more vehicles: 79

Cars and other vehicles available in West Orange in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 912 1 vehicle: 2,605 2 vehicles: 1,141 3 vehicles: 137 4 vehicles: 37 5 or more vehicles: 47

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in West Orange, NJ:

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 41
$20,000 to $24,999: 29
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $49,999: 14
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 5
$70,000 to $79,999: 38
$80,000 to $89,999: 35
$90,000 to $99,999: 133
$100,000 to $124,999: 449
$125,000 to $149,999: 986
$150,000 to $174,999: 1345
$175,000 to $199,999: 1492
$200,000 to $249,999: 2103
$250,000 to $299,999: 1599
$300,000 to $399,999: 1026
$400,000 to $499,999: 311
$500,000 to $749,999: 191
$750,000 to $999,999: 91
$1,000,000 or more: 39

West Orange rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in West Orange:

Less than $100: 32 people
$100 to $149: 19
$150 to $199: 33
$200 to $249: 32
$250 to $299: 52
$300 to $349: 94
$350 to $399: 53
$400 to $449: 67
$450 to $499: 81
$500 to $549: 36
$550 to $599: 28
$600 to $649: 49
$650 to $699: 128
$700 to $749: 120
$750 to $799: 149
$800 to $899: 370
$900 to $999: 467
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,309
$1,250 to $1,499: 802
$1,500 to $1,999: 502
$2,000 or more: 299
No cash rent: 159

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,033 1990 to 1994: 1,948 1985 to 1989: 1,891 1980 to 1984: 1,395 1975 to 1979: 1,161 1970 to 1974: 899 1970 to 1974: 875 1965 to 1969: 1,281

West Orange, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 52.5%
Number of people working at home: 736 (3.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 473
5 to 9 minutes: 1554
10 to 14 minutes: 2533
15 to 19 minutes: 2947
20 to 24 minutes: 3056
25 to 29 minutes: 1413
30 to 34 minutes: 3037
35 to 39 minutes: 634
40 to 44 minutes: 722
45 to 59 minutes: 1578
60 to 89 minutes: 1964
90 or more minutes: 849

West Orange mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 16,054 (75%)
Carpooled: 2,105 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,104 (5%)
Subway or elevated: 325 (2%)
Railroad: 602 (3%)
Taxi: 36 (0%)
Bicycle: 16 (0%)
Walked: 393 (2%)
Other means: 125 (1%)
Worked at home: 736 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 829
$10,000 to $14,999: 602
$15,000 to $19,999: 642
$20,000 to $24,999: 587
$25,000 to $29,999: 665
$30,000 to $34,999: 668
$35,000 to $39,999: 636
$40,000 to $44,999: 753
$45,000 to $49,999: 531
$50,000 to $59,999: 1109
$60,000 to $74,999: 1761
$75,000 to $99,999: 2115
$100,000 to $124,999: 1894
$125,000 to $149,999: 1200
$150,000 to $199,999: 1185
$200,000 or more: 1211

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 12536

Italian: 6699

Irish: 3406

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2568

Russian: 2080

United States or American: 1944

German: 1767

Polish: 1756

Haitian: 1584

Subsaharan African:: 856

English: 785

Jamaican: 626

Eastern European: 489

Arab:: 460

Greek: 460

African: 457

Ukrainian: 367

Scottish: 280

Hungarian: 252

European: 215

Austrian: 204

Guyanese: 185

Egyptian: 181

Scotch-Irish: 165

French (except Basque): 161

Nigerian: 154

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 143

Iranian: 140

Norwegian: 135

Danish: 126

Swedish: 121

Portuguese: 120

Romanian: 110

Dutch: 109

West Indian: 107

Ethiopian: 104

Czechoslovakian: 96

Syrian: 90

Ghanian: 88

British: 86

Moroccan: 79

Estonian: 71

Armenian: 67

Arab/Arabic: 66

Latvian: 56

Czech: 54

Barbadian: 53

Swiss: 48

French Canadian: 43

Lithuanian: 41

British West Indian: 40

Cypriot: 38

Canadian: 36

Lebanese: 35

Turkish: 34

Slovak: 32

South African: 29

Welsh: 28

Slavic: 25

Liberian: 24

Israeli: 23

Brazilian: 19

Croatian: 17

Finnish: 9

Other Arab: 9

Pennsylvania German: 8

Other West Indian: 8

Celtic: 7

U.S. Virgin Islander: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Haiti (10%)
Philippines (7%)
Peru (6%)
India (6%)
Jamaica (4%)
Korea (4%)
Italy (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 23137
Northeast: 7358
Midwest: 528
South: 1450
West: 398

63% of West Orange residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 115
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 170
7th and 8th grade: 272
9th grade: 210
10th grade: 293
11th grade: 190
12th grade, no diploma: 508
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,784
Less than 1 year of college: 625
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,707
Associate degree: 580
Bachelor's degree: 3,498
Master's degree: 1,725
Professional school degree: 1,189
Doctorate degree: 378

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 218
Nursery to 4th grade: 46
5th and 6th grade: 232
7th and 8th grade: 408
9th grade: 281
10th grade: 378
11th grade: 234
12th grade, no diploma: 757
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,289
Less than 1 year of college: 954
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,822
Associate degree: 930
Bachelor's degree: 4,161
Master's degree: 1,888
Professional school degree: 571
Doctorate degree: 265

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $85,203
Black householders: $87,932
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $144,215
Asian householders: $129,660
Some other race householders: $54,829
Two or more races householders: $62,837
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $51,479

West Orange household income for White non-Hispanic householders

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Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $403,627
Black or African American householders: $356,789
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $300,994
Asian householders: $380,675
Some other race householders: $299,501
Two or more races householders: $303,233
Hispanic or Latino householders: $330,291

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,579
One, attached: 1,644
Two: 1,794
3 or 4: 1,243
5 to 9: 719
10 to 19: 400
20 to 49: 237
50 or more: 1,203
Mobile homes: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $296,036

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in West Orange:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (81%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (17%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,029

Here:	21.6%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 463

Here:	20.4%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 677

Here:	37.3%
New Jersey:	30.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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