South Orange Village Township, New Jersey

Township in Essex County, New Jersey

Population, 2000 to 2020+9.0%

Population of South Orange Village Township at each census
Census	Population
2000	16,964
2010	16,198
2020	18,484

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.

South Orange Village Township compared with its county and state

South Orange Village Township compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	South Orange Village Township	Essex County	New Jersey
Population	18,299	854,130	9,267,014
Median household income	$187,583	$76,712	$101,050
Median age	36.8	37.7	40.1
Median home value	$808,100	$494,400	$427,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher	76.4%	37.9%	42.9%
Foreign-born residents	14.5%	29.3%	23.5%
Owner-occupied homes	65.8%	44.5%	63.7%
Mean commute to work	38.0 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 South Orange Village Township

Under $50k18.1%

$50k to $100k12.2%

$100k to $150k10.4%

$150k to $200k12.4%

$200k and over46.9%

Median household income $187,583 · 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 South Orange Village Township

65.8%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 3,903 units
Renter occupied: 2,029 units
Vacancy rate: 2.9%

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 South Orange Village Township5

Public schools in South Orange Village Township, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
Montrose Early Childhood Center	Public	Pre-K	South Orange-Maplewood School District
Marshall Elementary School	Public	K–3	South Orange-Maplewood School District
South Mountain Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–5	South Orange-Maplewood School District
South Orange Middle School	Public	6–8	South Orange-Maplewood School District
STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	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.