Editing Orange, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1810= 2266
| 1820= 2830
| 1830= 3887
| 1840= 3264 | 1840n=*
| 1850= 4385
| 1860= 8877
| 1870= 9348 | 1870n=*
| 1880= 13207
| 1890= 18844
| 1900= 24141
| 1910= 29630
| 1920= 33268
| 1930= 35399
| 1940= 35717
| 1950= 38037
| 1960= 35789
| 1970= 32566
| 1980= 31136
| 1990= 29925
| 2000= 32868
| 2010= 30134
| 2020= 34447
| estimate=35079
| estyear=2024
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2024-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2025. Accessed May 18, 2025.</ref>
| footnote=Population sources:<small> 1810–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726–1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed July 17, 2013.</ref><br>1840–1900<ref>Dugan, Daniel A. [https://books.google.com/books?id=GexOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA509&lpg=PA509 ''The Revised Charter, With Supplements Thereto of the City of Orange, N. J.''], p. 509. The Chronicle Press, 1900. Accessed November 5, 2012.</ref> 1840<ref>[[Francis Bowen|Bowen, Francis]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA231 ''American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843''], p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed July 17, 2013. Population for 1840 is listed as 3,269, which is five more than the value listed in the table.</ref> 1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://archive.org/details/historyofnewjers03raum/page/245 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 245, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 17, 2013. "The city of Orange is divided into three wards. It was incorporated as a town January 31st, 1860. The present charter creating it into three wards was approved March 3d, 1869, and on the 3d of April, 1872, a supplement was approved by which it was changed to a city. Its population in 1850 was 4,385; in 1860, 8,877; and in 1870, 9,348."</ref><br>1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA138 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''], p. 138. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed July 17, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://archive.org/details/acompendiumnint00offigoog/page/n272 <!-- pg=259 --> ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 259. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed July 17, 2013.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://archive.org/details/preliminaryresu01portgoog/page/n218 <!-- pg=98 --> ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III – 51 to 75''], p. 98. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed July 17, 2013.</ref><br>1890–1910<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924070698398/page/n342 <!-- pg=336 --> ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 336. Accessed July 5, 2012.</ref> 1860–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA714 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 – Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 711. Accessed December 18, 2011.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401313045 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for City of Orange township, Essex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212101402/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401313045 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 14, 2011.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ess/cityoforange1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for City of Orange township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506173359/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ess/cityoforange1.pdf |date=May 6, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 14, 2011.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/cityoforangetownshipessexcountynewjersey QuickFacts City of Orange township, Essex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 5, 2023.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br>* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''City of Orange township; Essex County, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – City of Orange township; Essex County, New Jersey |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=060XX00US3401313045&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – City of Orange township; Essex County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3401313045&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - City of Orange township; Essex County, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US3401313045&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|2,502
|1,357
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,073
|7.61%
|4.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.11%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|24,318
|21,067
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21,627
|73.99%
|69.91%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |62.78%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|79
|114
|style='background: #ffffe6; |44
|0.24%
|0.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|414
|448
|style='background: #ffffe6; |262
|1.26%
|1.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.76%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|17
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.05%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|168
|169
|style='background: #ffffe6; |303
|0.51%
|0.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.88%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1,273
|445
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,148
|3.87%
|1.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.33%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|4,097
|6,531
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,983
|12.47%
|21.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28.98%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''32,868'''
|'''30,134'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''34,447'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 30,134 people, 11,202 households, and 6,878 families in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|13705.7|/sqmi}}. There were 12,222 housing units at an average density of {{convert|5558.9|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 12.80% (3,857) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 71.83% (21,645) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.57% (173) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 1.51% (455) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.02% (6) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.95% (2,999) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 3.32% (999) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 21.67% (6,531) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 11,202 households, 31.0% had children under the age of 18; 28.6% were married couples living together; 24.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 38.6% were non-families. Of all households, 32.7% were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.38.<ref name=Census2010/>

25.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 89.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 84.1 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $40,818 (with a margin of error of +/− $1,616) and the median family income was $44,645 (+/− $4,033). Males had a median income of $34,986 (+/− $3,168) versus $36,210 (+/− $2,706) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,816 (+/− $1,027). About 16.2% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401313045 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for City of Orange township, Essex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212083757/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401313045 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 5, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 32,868 people, 11,885 households, and 7,642 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|14,903.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 12,665 housing units at an average density of {{convert|5,742.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 13.20% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 75.10% Black or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.34% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 12.47% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603413045.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for City of Orange township, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 14, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401313045 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for City of Orange township, Essex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212094858/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401313045 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 14, 2012.</ref>

There were 11,885 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.7% were married couples living together, 26.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.38.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $35,759, and the median income for a family was $40,852. Males had a median income of $33,442 versus $29,520 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,861. About 15.4% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

As part of the 2000 Census, 75.10% of Orange's residents identified themselves as being African American, one of the highest percentages of African American people in the United States, and the fourth-highest in New Jersey (behind [[Lawnside, New Jersey|Lawnside]] at 93.60%, [[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]] at 89.46%, and [[Irvington, New Jersey|Irvington]] at 81.66%) of all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/African-American.html African American Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317184700/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/African-American.html |date=March 17, 2015 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed August 25, 2007.</ref>

Orange has a large [[Haitian Americans|Haitian American]] population, with 11.4% of residents identifying themselves as being of Haitian ancestry, the highest of any municipality in New Jersey and the eighth-highest in the United States.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Guyanese.html Guyanese Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713035420/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Guyanese.html |date=July 13, 2015 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed April 3, 2011.</ref>

Although still a small percentage of total residents, Orange and [[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]] have the largest concentrations of [[Guyanese American]]s in the country. In the 2000 Census, 2.9% of Orange residents identified as being of Guyanese ancestry. While [[Queens]] and [[Brooklyn]] had larger populations in terms of raw numbers, Orange and East Orange (with 2.5%) had the highest percentages of people of Guyanese ancestry as a portion of the total population of all places in the United States.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Guyanese.html Guyanese Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713035420/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Guyanese.html |date=July 13, 2015 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed August 21, 2006.</ref>