Caldwell vs East Orange

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

Caldwell 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 8,898 in Caldwell). Caldwell has the higher median household income ($101,196 vs $59,872 in East Orange). Caldwell has the higher median home value ($563,000 vs $315,500 in East Orange).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell	East Orange
Population	8,898	69,183
Median age	38.5 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$101,196	$59,872
Median home value	$563,000	$315,500
Median gross rent	$1,937	$1,372
Housing units	3,874	29,949
Homeownership rate	45.4%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.3%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell	East Orange
Population	7,969 → 8,898 (+11.7%)	64,374 → 69,183 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$96,806 → $101,196 (+4.5%)	$48,072 → $59,872 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$466,700 → $563,000 (+20.6%)	$219,300 → $315,500 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,512 → $1,937 (+28.1%)	$1,114 → $1,372 (+23.2%)

Caldwell

Population

7,9698,898

Median household income

$96,806$101,196

Median home value

$466,700$563,000

Median gross rent

$1,512$1,937

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)

	Caldwell	East Orange
Under 5	6.5%	6.6%
5 to 17	12.2%	15.7%
18 to 24	10.5%	7.2%
25 to 34	14.6%	17.9%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.5%	8.9%
75 and over	8.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell	East Orange
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	1.9%
Black or African American	4.7%	79.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	12.6%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.9%
Two or more races	1.2%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell	East Orange
No high school diploma	3.2%	12.5%
High school graduate	18.9%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	31.4%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	26.9%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell	East Orange
Drove alone	65.5%	56.6%
Carpooled	4.8%	5.6%
Public transit	4.8%	20.0%
Walked	4.1%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	19.7%	8.1%
Other means	0.9%	5.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell	East Orange
1-unit, detached	31.6%	18.3%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	18.4%	26.0%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	13.0%
20 or more units	25.4%	38.1%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell	East Orange
Poverty rate	5.9%	17.6%
Average household size	2.18	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	29	35
Median year structure built	1958	1957