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| East Orange |
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| Population 2000: | 69,824 |
| Population 2002: | 69,750 |
| Elevation: | 166 feet |
| Foreign born: | 18.3% (15.1% Latin America, 2.1% Africa) |
| Land area: | 3.9 square miles |
| County: | Essex |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (29.0%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.7%). |
| Population growth: | -74 (-0.11%) |
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| Races |
| Black: | 89.5% |
| Hispanic: | 4.7% |
| Two or more races: | 3.8% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 2.7% |
| Other race: | 2.1% |
| American Indian: | 0.9% |
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| Marital Status |
| Never married: | 43.9% |
| Now married: | 31.5% |
| Divorced: | 9.7% |
| Widowed: | 8.9% |
| Separated: | 6.1% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $122,000 |
| Household income: | $32,346 |
| Resident age: | 33.0 years |
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| East Orange Compared to New Jersey State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Median house value: | above |
| Number of rooms per house: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Population density: | much above |
| Renting percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 72.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 15.0% |
| Unemployed: | 13.3% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.5% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 949.6 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 912 (1279.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 752 (1054.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 698 (979.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 54 (75.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 16 (22.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 1,523 (2136.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,999 (2804.3 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| West Indian: | 11.1% |
| Subsaharan African: | 4.0% |
| United States: | 1.6% |