Brookdale vs East Orange

A side-by-side comparison of Brookdale and East Orange: population, income, housing, and more.

Brookdale and East Orange are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Orange has the higher population (69,183 vs 10,044 in Brookdale). Brookdale has the higher median household income ($150,489 vs $59,872 in East Orange). Brookdale has the higher median home value ($527,200 vs $315,500 in East Orange).

Population, income & housing

	Brookdale	East Orange
Population	10,044	69,183
Median age	38.1 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$150,489	$59,872
Median home value	$527,200	$315,500
Median gross rent	$1,698	$1,372
Housing units	3,611	29,949
Homeownership rate	88.1%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.5%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookdale	East Orange
Population	9,801 → 10,044 (+2.5%)	64,374 → 69,183 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$112,214 → $150,489 (+34.1%)	$48,072 → $59,872 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$378,600 → $527,200 (+39.2%)	$219,300 → $315,500 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,469 → $1,698 (+15.6%)	$1,114 → $1,372 (+23.2%)

Brookdale

Population

9,80110,044

Median household income

$112,214$150,489

Median home value

$378,600$527,200

Median gross rent

$1,469$1,698

East Orange

Population

64,37469,183

Median household income

$48,072$59,872

Median home value

$219,300$315,500

Median gross rent

$1,114$1,372

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brookdale	East Orange
Under 5	11.3%	6.6%
5 to 17	14.3%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.2%	17.9%
35 to 44	15.6%	13.1%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	8.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	8.7%	8.9%
75 and over	7.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookdale	East Orange
White (non-Hispanic)	52.4%	1.9%
Black or African American	7.0%	79.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	11.6%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.6%	0.9%
Two or more races	6.6%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brookdale	East Orange
No high school diploma	3.8%	12.5%
High school graduate	19.9%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	14.7%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	39.0%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookdale	East Orange
Drove alone	53.4%	56.6%
Carpooled	10.7%	5.6%
Public transit	11.6%	20.0%
Walked	1.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	22.4%	8.1%
Other means	0.6%	5.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brookdale	East Orange
1-unit, detached	87.7%	18.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	26.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	13.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	38.1%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Brookdale	East Orange
Poverty rate	2.8%	17.6%
Average household size	2.83	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	34	35
Median year structure built	1951	1957