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West Orange, New Jersey QuickFacts

	West Orange, New Jersey	United States
Total population	44,943	281,421,906
State	New Jersey
City	west orange

West Orange, New Jersey Population

	West Orange, New Jersey	%, West Orange, New Jersey	United States
Male	21,110	46.97%	49.06%
Female	23,833	53.03%	50.94%
Median age (years)	39.4		35.3

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	West Orange, New Jersey	%, West Orange, New Jersey	United States
18 years and over	34,477	76.71%	74.31%
21 years and over	33,258	74.0%	69.97%
62 years and over	8,952	19.92%	14.66%
65 years and over	7,818	17.4%	12.43%

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	West Orange, New Jersey	%, West Orange, New Jersey	United States
White	30,359	67.55%	75.14%
Black or African American	7,848	17.46%	12.32%
Asian	3,635	8.09%	3.64%
Some other race	1,664	3.7%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,437	3.2%	2.43%

West Orange, New Jersey Housing

	West Orange, New Jersey	%, West Orange, New Jersey	United States
Total households	16,480		105,480,101
Family households (families)	11,682	70.89%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,798	29.11%	31.94%

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	West Orange, New Jersey	%, West Orange, New Jersey	United States
Total housing units	16,825		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	421	2.5%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	16,480	97.95%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	11,601	68.95%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,879	29.0%	30.77%

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	West Orange, New Jersey	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	107	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	211	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,435	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,837	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	3,702	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,337	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	282	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	39	0.57%
Median (dollars)	209,200	119,600

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	West Orange, New Jersey	%, West Orange, New Jersey	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,537	15.39%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,492	27.26%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,734	16.59%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,567	15.58%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,706	10.35%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,357	14.3%	9.65%

West Orange, New Jersey Education

	West Orange, New Jersey	%, West Orange, New Jersey	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	10,919		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	863	7.9%	6.47%
Kindergarten	562	5.15%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,763	43.62%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,268	20.77%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,463	22.56%	22.81%

West Orange, New Jersey Economy

	West Orange, New Jersey	%, West Orange, New Jersey	United States
Population 16 years and over	35,420		217,168,077
In labor force	22,922	64.71%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	22,909	64.68%	63.39%
- - Employed	21,900	61.83%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,009	2.85%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	13	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	12,498	35.29%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	19,156	54.08%	51.66%
In labor force	10,939	30.88%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	10,931	30.86%	29.65%
- - Employed	10,450	29.5%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	3,469	9.79%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,990		12,787,501

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	West Orange, New Jersey	%, West Orange, New Jersey	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	16,388		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	829	5.06%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	602	3.67%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,229	7.5%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,333	8.13%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,920	11.72%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,870	17.51%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,115	12.91%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,094	18.88%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,185	7.23%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,211	7.39%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	69,254		41,994

	West Orange, New Jersey	%, West Orange, New Jersey	United States
With earnings	13,458	38.0%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	90,616		56,604
With Social Security income	4,630	13.07%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	14,183		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	534	1.51%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,899		6,320
With public assistance income	228	0.64%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,799		3,032
With retirement income	2,690	7.59%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,846		17,376

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