East Orange is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 71,850 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, East Orange is the 14th largest community in New Jersey.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.69% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in East Orange is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In East Orange, the average commute to work is 33.57 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly city. Many of East Orange’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

East Orange has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, East Orange has quite a high level of public transit users. East Orange’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.

The education level of East Orange citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.65% of adults in East Orange have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in East Orange in 2022 was $33,200, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,800 for a family of four. However, East Orange contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

East Orange is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call East Orange home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Orange residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. East Orange also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.03% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in East Orange include Jamaican, Haitian, Guyanese, Nigerian, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian.

In addition, East Orange has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (32.19%).

The most common language spoken in East Orange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.