East Orange, NJ Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 20,704 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,761 | 8.5 |
| Kindergarten | 1,165 | 5.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 9,196 | 44.4 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 4,591 | 22.2 |
| College or graduate school | 3,991 | 19.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 43,509 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,257 | 7.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,770 | 20.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 13,502 | 31.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 9,323 | 21.4 |
| Associate degree | 2,112 | 4.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 4,574 | 10.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,971 | 4.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 72.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 15.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 53,134 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 23,322 | 43.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 16,715 | 31.5 |
| Separated | 3,237 | 6.1 |
| Widowed | 4,704 | 8.9 |
Female | 3,832 | 7.2 |
| Divorced | 5,156 | 9.7 |
Female | 3,124 | 5.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,181 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,511 | 47.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 50,167 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 4,116 | 8.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 16,610 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,477 | 8.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 39,194 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 10,891 | 27.8 |
Percent employed | 49.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 28,303 | 72.2 |
Percent employed | 68.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 7,562 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,526 | 46.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 64,257 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 35,533 | 55.3 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 26,052 | 40.5 |
Same county | 20,649 | 32.1 |
Different county | 5,403 | 8.4 |
Same state | 2,586 | 4.0 |
Different state | 2,817 | 4.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 2,672 | 4.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 69,904 | 100.0 |
| Native | 57,145 | 81.7 |
Born in United States | 56,022 | 80.1 |
State of residence | 39,270 | 56.2 |
Different state | 16,752 | 24.0 |
Born outside United States | 1,123 | 1.6 |
| Foreign born | 12,759 | 18.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 5,293 | 7.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 5,879 | 8.4 |
Not a citizen | 6,880 | 9.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 12,759 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 376 | 2.9 |
| Asia | 325 | 2.5 |
| Africa | 1,446 | 11.3 |
| Oceania | 6 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 10,535 | 82.6 |
| Northern America | 71 | 0.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 64,257 | 100.0 |
| English only | 54,431 | 84.7 |
| Language other than English | 9,826 | 15.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,863 | 6.0 |
Spanish | 3,369 | 5.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,419 | 2.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,926 | 7.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,147 | 3.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 172 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 50 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 69,904 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 58,649 | 83.9 |
| Arab | 100 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 76 | 0.1 |
| English | 180 | 0.3 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 87 | 0.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 21 | 0.0 |
| German | 246 | 0.4 |
| Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 21 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 538 | 0.8 |
| Italian | 581 | 0.8 |
| Lithuanian | 12 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Polish | 60 | 0.1 |
| Portuguese | 79 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 25 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 40 | 0.1 |
| Scottish | 31 | 0.0 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,774 | 4.0 |
| Swedish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 30 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 1,147 | 1.6 |
| Welsh | 18 | 0.0 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 7,743 | 11.1 |
| Other ancestries | 44,834 | 64.1 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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