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Berkeley, CA vs East Orange, NJ

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- East Orange is 0% more densely populated than Berkeley.
- People are 7.9% less likely to be married in East Orange.
- The Median Age is 3.6 years older in East Orange.
 Berkeley, CAEast Orange, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,918329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.738.4
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 Population - 2010112,938  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock69,824285,036,114
 Population - 1990102,724  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock17,545.393.4
 Land Area10.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Berkeley, CAEast Orange, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2012.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Berkeley, CAEast Orange, NJUnited States
 White53.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock80.7%12.2%
 Asian20.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Berkeley, CAEast Orange, NJUnited States
 Married Population34.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock27.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.4%50.2%
 Never Married55.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed2.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households44,195  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,45980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock24.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households23,554  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock34.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for East Orange    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

East Orange was once the most beautiful city in the county of Essex. The city is being taken over by gangs and drugs. There is too many guns in our  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you think Newark, NJ is bad, visit East Orange. Newark at least has a plan for recovery. The plan will eventually fail but at least there are some bright spots   More

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Over 19 years ago

COL is very high where I live. Am looking to relocate out of  More

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