What percentage of people rent in East Orange, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in East Orange, NJ, 2020–2024
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69.0% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in East Orange, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 19,537 renting households against 8,791 that own their home.

In East Orange, the share of households that rent went from 74.4% in 2015–2019 to 69.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 69.0% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 19,537 (±1,203)
Median renter income: $47,579 (±$4,287)

Who rents and who owns in East Orange

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Orange	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	69.0% (±2.3 points)	55.1% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	19,537 (±1,203)	176,209 (±2,405)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,791 (±640)	143,579 (±2,304)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.2)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,579 (±$4,287)	$51,273 (±$1,337)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$120,272 (±$14,537)	$148,058 (±$3,829)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In East Orange, the renter share is higher than in Essex County (55.1%).

It is also higher than in New Jersey (36.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Essex County, East Orange ranks 4 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 20 of 564.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in East Orange has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	74.4% (±1.4 points)	69.0% (±2.3 points)	−5.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,114 (±$22)	$1,441 (±$67)	+29.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$48,072 (±$2,535)	$60,830 (±$3,867)	+26.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near East Orange

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Orange
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Orange	—	69.0% (±2.3 points)	—
Ampere North	1.3 mi	49.4% (±13.1 points)	Lower
Orange	1.3 mi	74.5% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Watsessing	1.6 mi	68.1% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Silver Lake (Essex County)	1.8 mi	59.5% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
East Newark Borough	2.7 mi	71.0% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Glen Ridge Borough	2.8 mi	8.9% (±3.8 points)	Lower
South Orange Village	2.8 mi	34.6% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Irvington Township	3.0 mi	70.4% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ampere North, NJ (49.4%), Glen Ridge Borough, NJ (8.9%), South Orange Village, NJ (34.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Orange, NJ (74.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Essex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Newark	75.6% (±1.2 points)
2	Orange	74.5% (±3.5 points)
3	Irvington Township	70.4% (±3.1 points)
4	East Orange	69.0% (±2.3 points)
5	Caldwell Borough	58.1% (±6.3 points)
6	Bloomfield Township	49.3% (±3.2 points)
7	Belleville Township	44.1% (±3.2 points)
8	Montclair Township	43.1% (±2.6 points)
9	South Orange Village	34.6% (±3.1 points)
10	West Orange Township	30.8% (±2.4 points)

Showing 10 of 22 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about East Orange

How many renters are there in East Orange?

East Orange has an estimated 19,537 (±1,203) renting households, 69.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Orange?

In East Orange, the share of households that rent went from 74.4% in 2015–2019 to 69.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in East Orange?

A renting household in East Orange has 2.1 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Orange?

The median renting household in East Orange, NJ has an income of $47,579 (±$4,287) a year, against $120,272 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for East Orange city, Essex County, New Jersey (county subdivision:19390, in state:34 county:013).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.