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    South Orange, NJ
    Demographic Data



    South Orange Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    South Orange Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    18,736

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    5.6%
    5 - 17:
    16.2%
    18 - 24:
    18.0%
    25 - 34:
    7.6%
    35 - 54:
    27.9%
    55 - 64:
    11.8%
    Over 65 Years:
    12.9%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    17.1%
    17.1%
    97.8%
    97.8%
    76.2%
    76.2%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    South Orange
    USA
    $84,973
    $84,973
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    South Orange
    USA
    $177,604
    $177,604
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    7.1%

    Employment Industries

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    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Education
    Healthcare
    Retail
    Finance
    Information Technology
    Other
    Arts
    Manufacturing
    Public Service
    Transportation
    Accommodation
    Real estate
    Wholesale
    19.2%
    19.2%
    13.8%
    13.8%
    10.3%
    10.3%
    9.8%
    9.8%
    9.0%
    9.0%
    6.7%
    6.7%
    5.2%
    5.2%
    4.0%
    4.0%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Black or African American
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    61.0%
    61.0%
    17.0%
    17.0%
    9.5%
    9.5%
    6.5%
    6.5%
    6.0%
    6.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Irish
    Italian
    German
    English
    Polish
    Russian
    Eastern European
    French
    Jamaican
    European
    Ukrainian
    British
    Haitian
    Hungarian
    Nigerian
    Belgian
    Austrian
    Greek
    Dutch
    Scottish
    11.0%
    11.0%
    9.0%
    9.0%
    8.0%
    8.0%
    6.7%
    6.7%
    4.9%
    4.9%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    3.7%
    3.7%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    French
    Polish
    Chinese
    French Creole
    Langs. of India
    African languages
    German/Yiddish
    Tagalog
    Slavic languages
    Other Asian languages
    Scandinavian languages
    Portuguese
    Korean
    Russian
    Persian
    Pacific Island languages
    Greek
    Other Indo-European
    85.2%
    85.2%
    4.8%
    4.8%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born South Orange Residents

    12.9%

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