City of Orange Township, New Jersey

Township in Essex County, New Jersey

Population, 2000 to 2020+4.8%

Population of City of Orange Township at each census
Census	Population
2000	32,868
2010	30,134
2020	34,447

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

City of Orange Township compared with its county and state

City of Orange Township compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	City of Orange Township	Essex County	New Jersey
Population	33,973	854,130	9,267,014
Median household income	$53,306	$76,712	$101,050
Median age	35.2	37.7	40.1
Median home value	$337,600	$494,400	$427,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher	21.1%	37.9%	42.9%
Foreign-born residents	40.7%	29.3%	23.5%
Owner-occupied homes	23.8%	44.5%	63.7%
Mean commute to work	30.9 minutes	34.0 minutes	30.9 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in City of Orange Township

Under $50k47.9%

$50k to $100k29.9%

$100k to $150k10.7%

$150k to $200k6.2%

$200k and over5.4%

Median household income $53,306 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in City of Orange Township

23.8%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 2,995 units
Renter occupied: 9,597 units
Vacancy rate: 6.4%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county subdivision level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Public schools in City of Orange Township11

Public schools in City of Orange Township, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
Orange Early Childhood Center	Public	Pre-K	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
Central Elementary School	Public	K–2	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
Cleveland Street Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–7	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
Forest Street Community Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–7	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
Heywood Avenue Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–7	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
Lincoln Avenue Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–7	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
Oakwood Avenue Community School	Public	Pre-K–7	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–8	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation	Public	8	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
Rosa Parks Community School	Public	3–7	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
Orange High School	Public	9–12	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.