West Orange is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 47,871 people and nine associated neighborhoods, West Orange is the 31st largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in West Orange are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Of important note, West Orange is also a township of artists. West Orange has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape West Orange’s character.

Also of interest is that West Orange has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in West Orange telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.95% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 West Orange, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.85 minutes every day commuting to work. However, 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.

For the size of the township, public transportation in West Orange is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For West Orange, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to West Orange, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. West Orange is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.10% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in West Orange in 2022 was $63,635, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $254,540 for a family of four. However, West Orange contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

West Orange is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call West Orange home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Orange residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. West Orange also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.68% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Orange include Irish, Italian, Haitian, German, and English.

West Orange also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 27.59%.

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