South Orange, New Jersey


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South Orange
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Area codes:973 862
Foreign born:16.9% (7.8% Latin America, 3.9% Europe, 2.5% Asia, 2.0% Africa)
Land area:2.9 square miles
County:Essex
Industries:Educational,health and social services (29.1%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (14.3%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (12.2%).
Races
White Non-Hispanic:58.2%
Black:31.3%
Hispanic:4.9%
Two or more races:2.7%
Other race:1.6%
Chinese:1.4%
Asian Indian:1.0%
Filipino:0.7%
American Indian:0.6%
Marital Status
Now married:48.3%
Never married:38.1%
Widowed:6.1%
Divorced:5.7%
Separated:1.8%
Median
House value:$274,600
Household income:$83,611
Resident age:34.7 years
South Orange Compared to New Jersey State Average
House age:much above
Number of college students:above
Median house value:much above
Number of rooms per house:above
Hispanic race population percentage:much above
Black race population percentage:much above
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:much above
Foreign-born population percentage:much above
Population density:above
Median household income:much above
Education
High school or higher:93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher:57.4%
Graduate or professional degree:29.2%
Unemployed:4.2%
Crime Statistics
2002 larceny counts:360 (2078.6 per 100,000)
2002 crime index:336.0 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 auto thefts:160 (923.8 per 100,000)
2002 burglaries:130 (750.6 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:51 (294.5 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:22 (127.0 per 100,000)
2002 murder:1 (5.8 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:none
Ancestries
Irish:11.8%
Italian:11.1%
German:9.3%
West Indian:6.9%
Polish:5.4%
Russian:4.8%
 

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Fairfield, NJ0.00 miles (0.00 km) 
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Cedar Grove, NJ4.44 miles (7.14 km) 
Millburn, NJ4.59 miles (7.39 km) 
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Belleville, NJ5.00 miles (8.04 km) 
Nutley, NJ5.04 miles (8.11 km) 
North Caldwell, NJ5.30 miles (8.53 km)7,403
Newark, NJ5.30 miles (8.53 km)277,000
Kearny, NJ5.42 miles (8.72 km)40,300
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Springfield, NJ5.69 miles (9.15 km) 
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South Orange, New Jersey ZIP Codes: 07079