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Moving to South Orange, New Jersey

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Population: 16,964
Males: 8,142 (48.0%), Females: 8,822 (52.0%)

Essex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $83,611
Median house value: $274,600

Population by Race

Races in South Orange:

  • 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%)

Ancestries: Irish (11.8%), Italian (11.1%), German (9.3%), West Indian (6.9%), Polish (5.4%), Russian (4.8%).

Elevation: 160 feet

Land area: 2.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in South Orange

  • High school or higher: 93.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 57.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 29.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Orange CDP

  • Never married: 38.1%
  • Now married: 48.3%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 5.7%

16.9% Foreign born (7.8% Latin America, 3.9% Europe, 2.5% Asia, 2.0% Africa).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near South Orange:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South Orange:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 8 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 17 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 19 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to South Orange:

  • NEWARK NR 1 (about 8 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N4)
  • ESSEX COUNTY (about 9 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; Abbreviation: CDW)
  • LINDEN (about 10 miles; LINDEN, NJ; Abbreviation: LDJ)

Amtrak stations near South Orange:

  • 6 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
  • 7 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in South Orange:

  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 7,509; Location: 400 S ORANGE AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.shu.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near South Orange:

  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 5 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,134)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 6 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,878)
  • NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 6 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,565)
  • ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,893)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)

Private high school in South Orange:

  • MARYLAWN OF THE ORANGES (Students: 182; Location: 445 SCOTLAND ROAD; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)

Private primary/middle schools in South Orange:

  • OUR LADY OF SORROWS SCHOOL (Students: 424; Location: 172 ACADEMY STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • BETH EL PRESCHOOL KINDERGARTEN (Students: 52; Location: 222 IRVINGTON AVE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • SOUTH ORANGE COUNTRY DAY SCH (Students: 40; Location: 461 VOSE AVENUE; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in South Orange:

  • SOUTH ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $946,401; Location: 65 SCOTLAND ROAD; 96,046 books; 3,942 audio materials; 1,756 video materials; 263 serial subscriptions)

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