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East Orange, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for East Orange, NJ: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 64,267. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet EAST-ORANGE-NJ · East Orange, NJ 2 ZIPs · 64,267 pop · #17569/25278 · Essex County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-RENT · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $60,709
  • RANK-LOWER #17569/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Irvington
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-RENT 31% owners
  • POP-SMALL 64,267
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 07017→07018
  • HOME-MID $364,300

Nearest income peer: Irvington, NJ (+ $900 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around East Orange

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest East Orange on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, East Orange, NJ sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
64,267
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,709
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,709 and poverty 16.3% concentrate in 07017.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (30.8%) for this income tier, rent $1,454 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New Jersey, Paterson is the closest lower-income city and Leesburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 9 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for East Orange.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside East Orange differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in East Orange: $58,853 in ZIP 07017 to $62,564 in 07018. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

07017 to 07018

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

07018 to 07017

Poverty-rate spread
0.4 points

07018 to 07017

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 07017 skews compact East Orange

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 07017 covers about 56% of East Orange's 64,267 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Light employer footprint across East Orange's short ZIP set

Citywide ZBP: 691 establishments, 10,567 employees , annual payroll $795,888k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07018 (398 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (153) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in East Orange, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Essex County, which covers 31 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in East Orange. See the Essex County roll-up →

East Orange sits in the lower half of Essex County on income: Bloomfield, West Orange and Montclair report more, Newark and Orange report less. Livingston marks the far end of that range at $229,806, 279% above East Orange.

Side-by-side: Compare 07017 vs 07018 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
07017 35,945 $58,853 293 6,163
07018 28,322 $62,564 398 6,450
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East Orange roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving East Orange, .