Households in East Orange, NJ
Households in East Orange, NJ was 28,328 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2023. That is the 8th highest of 117 cities in 2024.
Households in East Orange, NJ, 2021 to 2024
All 4 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 28,328 |
| 2023 | 28,188 |
| 2022 | 26,359 |
| 2021 | 26,060 |
Compared with New Jersey and United States
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| East Orange, NJ | 28,328 |
| New Jersey | 3,507,701 |
| United States | 129,227,496 |
Rankings
Definition
Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Households, East Orange, NJ, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat
MLA 9
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Households, East Orange, NJ, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/households/east-orange-nj. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Households, East Orange, NJ, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/households/east-orange-nj.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Households, East Orange, NJ, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/households/east-orange-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_households_east_orange_nj_2024,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Households, East Orange, NJ, 2021 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/households/east-orange-nj. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
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Questions
What is the households in East Orange, NJ?
Households in East Orange, NJ was 28,328 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2023. That is the 8th highest of 117 cities in 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest households in East Orange, NJ?
28,328 in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.
Households elsewhere in New Jersey
Related statistics for East Orange, NJ
- Homeownership rate (US, housing units)
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- Single-family housing units authorized by building permits
- Per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)
- Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)
- Median household income
- White (non-Hispanic) population share
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