South Orange

  1. South Orange Legal Resources
  2. South Orange Statistics
  3. South Orange Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. South Orange Employment Information
  5. South Orange Family Information
  6. South Orange Education Information
  7. South Orange Business Information
  8. South Orange Public Benefits Information
  9. South Orange Criminal Information
  10. South Orange Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. South Orange Zip Codes


South Orange Legal Resources Back to top

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South Orange Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 16,964
  • Land Area (2000): 7.390 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.012 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 973
  • Alias(es) (2003): SOUTH ORANGE
South Orange Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 14,094 2002 15,642 2005 3,707
2000 14,449 2003 3,699 2006 3,701
2001 15,450 2004 16,153 2007 3,700

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Houses (2000): 5,671
South Orange Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


South Orange Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 4,959
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $164,166,000 / $37,761,000
South Orange Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 727 15.60%
2. Educational Services 483 10.36%
3. Finance and Insurance 460 9.87%
4. Health Care 395 8.47%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 245 5.26%
6. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 201 4.31%
7. Public Administration 197 4.23%
8. Construction 178 3.82%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 124 2.66%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 123 2.64%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 115 2.47%
12. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 100 2.15%
13. Other Transportation 96 2.06%
14. Info Services and Data Processing 69 1.48%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 59 1.27%
16. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 56 1.20%
17. Social Assistance 52 1.12%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 49 1.05%
19. Food and Beverage Stores 48 1.03%
20. Food Manufacturing 46 0.99%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 935 21.40%
2. Health Care 619 14.17%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 439 10.05%
4. Finance and Insurance 406 9.29%
5. Public Administration 174 3.98%
6. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 167 3.82%
7. Social Assistance 145 3.32%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 114 2.61%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 106 2.43%
10. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 104 2.38%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 82 1.88%
12. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 80 1.83%
13. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 71 1.63%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 70 1.60%
15. Info Services and Data Processing 64 1.46%
16. Other Transportation 62 1.42%
17. Department and Other General Stores 59 1.35%
18. Chemical Manufacturing 56 1.28%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 50 1.14%
20. Personal and Laundry Services 46 1.05%

South Orange Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 352 7.55%
2. Other Management Occupations 280 6.01%
3. Lawyers 266 5.71%
4. Computer Specialists 188 4.03%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 168 3.60%
6. Physicians and Surgeons 159 3.41%
7. Top Executives 159 3.41%
8. Business Operations Specialists 146 3.13%
9. Other Production Occupations 141 3.03%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 130 2.79%
11. Postsecondary Teachers 126 2.70%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 122 2.62%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 121 2.60%
14. Other Financial Specialists 114 2.45%
15. Operations Managers Non Finance 106 2.27%
16. Media and Communications Workers 105 2.25%
17. Accountants and Auditors 97 2.08%
18. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 90 1.93%
19. Other Installation / Maintenance 84 1.80%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 84 1.80%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 294 6.73%
2. Other Management Occupations 250 5.72%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 233 5.33%
4. Secretaries and Admins 189 4.33%
5. Registered Nurses 186 4.26%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 185 4.23%
7. Lawyers 171 3.91%
8. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 137 3.14%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 137 3.14%
10. Cashiers 133 3.04%
11. Computer Specialists 122 2.79%
12. Business Operations Specialists 120 2.75%
13. Customer Service Representatives 119 2.72%
14. Child Care Workers 116 2.66%
15. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 112 2.56%
16. Postsecondary Teachers 95 2.17%
17. Other Personal Care, Not child care 92 2.11%
18. Other Protective Service Workers 91 2.08%
19. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 89 2.04%
20. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 79 1.81%

South Orange Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 7,587 55.77%
15-35 hours 2,318 17.04%
1-14 hours 708 5.20%
No regular hours 2,992 21.99%

South Orange Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 98 1.19%
5 AM-5:29 AM 75 0.91%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 104 1.27%
6 AM-6:29 AM 375 4.57%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 586 7.14%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,093 13.32%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,383 16.86%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,363 16.61%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 825 10.06%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 789 9.62%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 289 3.52%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 189 2.30%
Noon-3:59 PM 394 4.80%
4 PM-11:59 PM 641 7.81%

South Orange Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 396 4.83%
5-9 860 10.48%
10-14 703 8.57%
15-19 935 11.40%
20-24 1,200 14.63%
25-29 480 5.85%
30-34 896 10.92%
35-39 272 3.32%
40-44 371 4.52%
45-59 673 8.20%
60-89 1,146 13.97%
At least 90 272 3.32%

South Orange Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 208 2.54% 4,366 53.22%
30-44 317 3.86% 1,222 14.90%
45-59 273 3.33% 400 4.88%
At least 60 1,067 13.01% 351 4.28%

South Orange Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 625 7.10%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,723 53.64%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 56 0.64%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,865 21.18%
Color 6 Box Walked 935 10.62%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 601 6.83%

South Orange Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


South Orange Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,504 (14,873 people)
Families (2000): 3,800 (12,491 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,793
People at same address in 1995: 9,127
South Orange Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 232 4.22%
$10,000-$14,999 227 4.12%
$15,000-$19,999 200 3.63%
$20,000-$24,999 117 2.13%
$25,000-$29,999 129 2.34%
$30,000-$34,999 241 4.38%
$35,000-$39,999 141 2.56%
$40,000-$44,999 213 3.87%
$45,000-$49,999 159 2.89%
$50,000-$59,999 296 5.38%
$60,000-$74,999 509 9.25%
$75,000-$99,999 696 12.65%
$100,000-$124,999 594 10.79%
$125,000-$149,999 360 6.54%
$150,000-$199,999 551 10.01%
$200,000 or more 839 15.24%

South Orange Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,393 25.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,375 24.90%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 262 4.74%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 858 15.54%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 46 0.83%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 883 15.99%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 31 0.56%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 391 7.08%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 14 0.25%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 155 2.81%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 5 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 106 1.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 3 0.05%

South Orange Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,742 28.80%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,947 17.90%
Public Assistance 89 0.54%
Retirement 916 5.56%
Self Employment 1,013 6.15%
Social Security 1,474 8.95%
Supplemental Security 137 0.83%
Wage / Salary 4,552 27.64%
Other 597 3.63%

South Orange Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,485 48.21%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,595 51.79%

South Orange Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 281 4.28%
Color 1 Box Married 3,432 52.33%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,707 41.28%
Color 3 Box Widowed 138 2.10%

South Orange Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 508 7.02%
Color 1 Box Married 3,476 48.04%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,555 35.31%
Color 3 Box Widowed 697 9.63%

South Orange Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


South Orange Education Information Back to top
South Orange Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 265 2.01%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 652 4.93%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,969 14.90%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,503 26.51%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 588 4.45%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 3,213 24.31%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3,026 22.90%

South Orange Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 112 0.66% 307 1.81% 419 2.47%
Kindergarten 221 1.30% 78 0.46% 299 1.76%
Grades 1-4 724 4.27% 94 0.55% 818 4.82%
Grades 5-8 751 4.43% 107 0.63% 858 5.06%
Grades 9-12 744 4.39% 159 0.94% 903 5.32%
Undergrad college 509 3.00% 2,007 11.83% 2,516 14.83%
Graduate or professional school 225 1.33% 348 2.05% 573 3.38%
Total 3,286 19.37% 3,100 18.27% 6,386 37.64%

South Orange Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


South Orange Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 478
South Orange Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


South Orange Public Benefits Information Back to top
South Orange Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 14,275 94.75%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 791 5.25%

South Orange Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


South Orange Criminal Information Back to top
South Orange Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 0.851 0.071 0.071 0.355 1.348 0.284 1.987 9.649 0.426 12.346
2000 2.215 0.069 0.069 0.415 2.768 0.069 1.799 6.021 0.554 8.443
2001 2.006 0.000 0.000 0.647 2.654 0.065 2.718 5.307 1.100 9.191
2002 1.151 0.064 0.064 0.448 1.726 0.064 3.708 6.713 0.575 11.060
2003 1.352 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.352 0.000 2.703 10.814 1.892 15.410
2004 1.238 0.000 0.000 0.371 1.610 0.186 5.138 8.853 1.238 15.229
2005 1.619 0.000 0.000 0.270 1.888 0.270 7.284 18.074 2.158 27.516
2006 1.081 0.270 0.000 0.270 1.621 0.000 5.674 15.131 2.972 23.777
2007 1.351 0.000 0.000 1.351 2.703 0.270 4.054 20.541 2.432 27.027

South Orange Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 1 12
2005 1 11
2006 1 12
2007 1 12

South Orange Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 193
2000 162
2001 183
2002 200

South Orange Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


South Orange Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
South Orange Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,075 12.23%
10-19 Years 2,889 17.03%
20-29 Years 2,569 15.14%
30-39 Years 2,234 13.17%
40-49 Years 2,672 15.75%
50-59 Years 1,960 11.55%
60-69 Years 1,031 6.08%
70-79 Years 937 5.52%
80-89 Years 499 2.94%
90+ Years 98 0.58%

South Orange Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 8,142 48.00%
Color 1 Box Female 8,822 52.00%

South Orange Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 9,871 58.19%
Color 1 Box African-American 5,150 30.36%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 837 4.93%
Color 2 Box Asian 659 3.88%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 375 2.21%
Color 6 Box Other Race 51 0.30%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 16 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 5 0.03%

South Orange Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 2,003 15.12%
2. Italian 1,887 14.24%
3. German 1,580 11.93%
4. Polish 921 6.95%
5. Russian 819 6.18%
6. English 736 5.56%
7. Haitian 488 3.68%
8. United States Or American 442 3.34%
9. Jamaican 383 2.89%
10. French Non-Basque 285 2.15%

South Orange Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 12,871 80.55%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 863 5.40%
3. French 323 2.02%
4. French Creole 287 1.80%
5. African 281 1.76%
6. Italian 237 1.48%
7. Chinese 207 1.30%
8. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 114 0.71%
9. Arabic 96 0.60%
10. German 94 0.59%

South Orange Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,095 83.09%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,368 8.06%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,501 8.85%

South Orange Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
South Orange Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


South Orange Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
07079