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Moving to West Orange, New Jersey

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Population: 44,943
Males: 21,110 (47.0%), Females: 23,833 (53.0%)

Essex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $69,254
Median house value: $209,200

Population by Race

Races in West Orange:

  • White Non-Hispanic (62.1%)
  • Black (17.5%)
  • Hispanic (10.0%)
  • Other race (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)
  • Asian Indian (2.9%)
  • Filipino (2.1%)
  • Chinese (1.7%)
  • Korean (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (16.6%), Irish (10.9%), German (6.8%), West Indian (5.9%), Russian (5.8%), Polish (5.3%).

Elevation: 500 feet

Land area: 12.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in West Orange

  • High school or higher: 86.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 43.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 19.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Orange CDP

  • Never married: 25.0%
  • Now married: 57.8%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 6.4%

25.6% Foreign born (10.8% Latin America, 7.0% Asia, 5.7% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in West Orange:

  • KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION (1199 PLEASANT VALLEY WAY)

Other hospitals/medical centers near West Orange:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Orange:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 10 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 15 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 19 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to West Orange:

  • ESSEX COUNTY (about 6 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; Abbreviation: CDW)
  • NEWARK NR 1 (about 9 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N4)
  • MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 11 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: MMU)

Amtrak stations near West Orange:

  • 8 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 8 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
  • 16 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Orange:

  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 6 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,134)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 7 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,878)
  • NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 7 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,565)
  • ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,893)

Schools

Public high school in West Orange:

  • WEST ORANGE HIGH (Students: 1,931; Location: 51 CONFORTI AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in West Orange:

  • SETON HALL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 840; Location: 120 NORTHFIELD AVE; Grades: 9 – 12; Boys only)
  • S. SCHECHTER UPPER OF ESSEX-UN (Students: 439; Location: 1418 PLEASANT VALLEY WAY; Grades: 6 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in West Orange:

  • MOUNT PLEASANT ELEM (Students: 367; Location: 9 MANGER ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in West Orange:

  • SOLOMON SCHECTER DAY SCHOOL (Students: 359; Location: 122 GREOGREY AVE; Grades: PK – 5)
  • OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL (Students: 306; Location: 100 VALLEY WAY; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 248; Location: 8 ST CLOUD PLACE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • JEWISH COMM CNT METRO WEST (Students: 243; Location: 760 NORTHFIELD AVENUE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • SUBURBAN HILLS SCHOOL (Students: 136; Location: 627 MT PLEASANT AVE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • PLAYHOUSE (Students: 33; Location: 540 PROSPECT ST; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in West Orange:

  • WEST ORANGE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,846,790; Location: 46 MT. PLEASANT AVENUE; 149,267 books; 4,117 audio materials; 4,476 video materials; 245 serial subscriptions)

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