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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.57 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly city. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

A lot of people in East Orange take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in East Orange, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.

The population of East Orange overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in East Orange, 22.65% 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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of East Orange's cultural character, accounting for 32.19% of the city’s population.

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