Moving to Orange, New Jersey

Population: 32,868
Males: 15,199 (46.2%), Females: 17,669 (53.8%)

Essex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $35,759
Median house value: $131,400

Population by Race

Races in Orange:

  • Black (75.1%)
  • Hispanic (12.5%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (7.6%)
  • Other race (5.2%)
  • Two or more races (4.8%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

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

Ancestries: West Indian (16.7%), Subsaharan African (4.5%), Italian (3.2%), United States (3.2%), Irish (1.5%), German (1.0%).

Elevation: 204 feet

Land area: 2.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Orange

  • High school or higher: 72.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 11.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Orange CDP

  • Never married: 40.5%
  • Now married: 36.2%
  • Separated: 5.4%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

31.3% Foreign born (27.2% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Orange:

  • HOSPITAL CENTER AT ORANGE (188 S ESSEX AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Orange:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Orange:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 8 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 15 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 17 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Orange:

  • NEWARK NR 1 (about 7 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N4)
  • ESSEX COUNTY (about 8 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; Abbreviation: CDW)
  • LINDEN (about 11 miles; LINDEN, NJ; Abbreviation: LDJ)

Amtrak stations near Orange:

  • 6 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.
  • 6 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

College/University in Orange:

  • ORANGE BEAUTY SCHOOL (Location: 556 MAIN ST; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orange:

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

Schools

Public high school in Orange:

  • ORANGE HIGH (Students: 1,055; Location: 400 LINCOLN AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Orange:

  • LINCOLN AVE (Students: 658; Location: 216 LINCOLN AVE; Grades: KG – 06)
  • ORANGE MIDDLE (Students: 628; Location: 400 CENTRAL AVE; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • HEYWOOD AVE (Students: 486; Location: 421 HEYWOOD AVE; Grades: KG – 06)
  • CENTRAL (Students: 392; Location: 33 CLEVELAND ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • PARK AVE (Students: 353; Location: 231 PARK AVE; Grades: KG – 06)
  • CLEVELAND ST (Students: 345; Location: 335 CLEVELAND ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • OAKWOOD AVE (Students: 336; Location: 135 OAKWOOD AVE; Grades: KG – 06)
  • FOREST ST (Students: 310; Location: 651 FOREST ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • VALLEY SCHOOL (Students: 29; Location: 650 NASSAU STREET; Grades: UG – UG)

Private primary/middle schools in Orange:

  • SAINT JOHN GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Students: 392; Location: 455 WHITE STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL (Students: 212; Location: 268 CAPUCHIN WAY; Grades: PK – 8)
  • LAKESIDE SCHOOL (Students: 73; Location: 123 CLEVELAND STREET; Grades: UG – UG)
  • YWCA EPIPHANY DAY CARE (Students: 65; Location: 105 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Orange:

  • THE ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $815,145; Location: 348 MAIN STREET; 195,445 books; 11,315 audio materials; 1,522 video materials; 209 serial subscriptions)