Draft_October 2025_West Orange_HEFSP_with Appendices

Township of West Orange October 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Draft Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 3: Population by Age, 2010 to 2020 Essex County Number Percent Number Percent Change (2000 to 2010) Number Percent Under 5 years 53,819 6.9% 51,645 6.0% -2,174 -4.0% 5 to 14 107,537 13.7% 115,654 13.4% 8,117 7.5% 15 to 24 107,688 13.7% 117,894 13.6% 10,206 9.5% 25 to 34 107,655 13.7% 119,677 13.9% 12,022 11.2% 35 to 44 116,221 14.8% 122,457 14.2% 6,236 5.4% 45 to 54 115,224 14.7% 117,293 13.6% 2,069 1.8% 55 to 64 85,538 10.9% 104,566 12.1% 19,028 22.2% 65 and over 90,287 11.5% 114,542 13.3% 24,255 26.9% Total population 783,969 100.0% 863,728 100.0% 79,759 10.2% 36.4 - 37.1 - 0.7 1.9% 2010 Population Median Age 2020 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census, Tables DP1, P12 and P13 Households A household is defined as one or more persons, either related or not, living together in a housing unit. In 2020 there was a total of 17,738 households in West Orange. Over half of the Township’s households comprised two or less people. In fact, Two-person households were the most common household size at both the Township (28.8%), followed by one-person households. This was similar to trends at the County level, but one-person households were the most prominent at 28%, followed by two-person households. The average household size of the Township in 2020 was 2.73, which was slightly higher than that of the County’s average of 2.58. Table 4: Household Size of Occupied Housing Units, 2020 West Orange and Essex County West Orange Essex County Number Percent Number Percent 1-person household 4,384 24.7% 87,487 28.0% 2-person household 5,115 28.8% 82,024 26.2% 3-person household 3,172 17.9% 55,575 17.8% 4-person household 2,875 16.2% 49,034 15.7% 5-person household 1,347 7.6% 23,166 7.4% 6-person household 525 3.0% 9,517 3.0% 7-or-more-person household 320 1.8% 6,110 2.0% Total Households 17,738 100.0% 312,913 100.0% Average Household Size 2.73 Source: US Census Bureau 2020, Table H9 17 2.58