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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Housing Conditions Table 20 below details the conditions of the Township’s housing stock in 2023. Overcrowding and age, plumbing, and kitchen facilities are used to determine housing deficiency. In 2023, over three-quarters (78.6%) of the Townships housing stock relied on utility gas for heating, followed by electricity (12.3%). A total of 430 (2.5%) occupied housing units experienced overcrowding (more than one person per room). Throughout the Township, there were 23 (0.1%) occupied housing units that lacked complete plumbing facilities, and 386 (2.2%) that lacked complete kitchen facilities, and only 78 (0.4%) units lacked telephone service. Table 20: Housing Conditions, 2023 West Orange Number Percent House Heating Fuel-Occupied Housing Units Total 17,440 100.0% Utility gas 13,703 78.6% Bottled, tank, or LP gas 475 2.7% Electricity 2146 12.3% Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 775 4.4% Coal or coke 0 0.0% Wood 0 0.0% Solar energy 0 0.0% Other fuel 97 0.6% No fuel used 244 1.4% Occupants per Room – Occupied Housing Units Total 17,440 100.0% 1.00 or Less 17,010 97.5% 1.01 to 1.50 169 1.0% 1.51 or More 261 1.5% 17,440 100.0% Lacking complete plumbing facilities 23 0.1% Lacking complete kitchen facilities 386 2.2% Facilities – Total Units Total Telephone Service – Occupied Housing Units Total No Service 17,440 100.0% 78 0.4% Sources: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates, Tables DP04, B25047, B25051 29