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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- According to the United States Census, family households are defined as two or more persons living in the same household, related by birth, marriage, or adoption. As shown in Table 5, the majority (71%) of all households in the Township in 2023 were categorized as family households. Households in West Orange containing a married couple with children accounted for 24% of all households. Data for 2023 includes the sub-groups of non-traditional households, including “Other Family” and “Non-Family” households. “Other Family” households accounted for 17% of all households, broken down into 12% female householders with no spouse or partner present and 5% male householders with no spouse or partner present. “Non-Family” households are defined as those that consist of a householder living alone or sharing the home exclusively with people to whom he/she is not related. Non-family households comprise approximately 29% of all households in the Town. Table 5: Household Size and Type, 2023 West Orange Total Percent Total Households 17,440 100% Family Households 71% Married couple family 12,335 9,394 With children 4,104 24% Without children 5,290 30% 2,941 17% 887 5% With children 525 3% Without children 362 2% 2,054 12% With children 1,049 6% Without children 1,005 6% 29% Male householder 5,105 1,922 Living alone 1,593 9% 329 2% 22 0% Female householder 3,183 18% Living alone 2,929 17% 254 1% 0 0% Other Family Male householder, no spouse Female householder, no spouse Nonfamily household Not living alone With children Not living alone With children Source: 2023 ACS 5-Year B11005 and B11010 18 54% 11%