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East Orange, NJ vs East Newark, NJ

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- East Newark is 0% more densely populated than East Orange.
- People are 34.7% more likely to be married in East Newark.
- The Median Age is 3.2 years older in East Newark.
 East Orange, NJEast Newark, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,021329,725,481
 Female Population54.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.938.4
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 Population - 201064,328  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,377285,036,114
 Population - 199073,552  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-12.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,330.193.4
 Land Area3.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 East Orange, NJEast Newark, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock10.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 East Orange, NJEast Newark, NJUnited States
 White1.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.6%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock75.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 East Orange, NJEast Newark, NJUnited States
 Married Population31.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated4.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.4%50.2%
 Never Married52.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.2%10.8%
 Widowed6.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.422.60
 Households26,060  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock74080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children16.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,601  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children24.0%  Unlock10.8%
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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