Orange

Population: 138,723
Median household income: $116,945
Median home value: $900,700

Orange is a community in Orange County, California, home to 138,723 residents. The median household income of $116,945 is in line with the Orange County median ($113,702).

From 2019 to 2023, Orange's population held roughly steady from 139,887 to 138,723, while its median home value rose 37.3% from $656,100 to $900,700.

The median gross rent is $2,252. 40.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 138,723
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $116,945
Median home value: $900,700
Median gross rent: $2,252
Housing units: 46,547
Homeownership rate: 58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

139,887138,723

Median household income

$91,793$116,945

Median home value

$656,100$900,700

Median gross rent

$1,806$2,252

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	139,887	$91,793	$656,100	$1,806
2020	139,322	$96,605	$680,300	$1,857
2021	139,195	$102,125	$712,500	$1,972
2022	138,728	$109,335	$848,200	$2,148
2023	138,723	$116,945	$900,700	$2,252

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,769	5.6%
5 to 17	21,325	15.4%
18 to 24	14,248	10.3%
25 to 34	21,719	15.7%
35 to 44	18,950	13.7%
45 to 54	17,908	12.9%
55 to 64	16,239	11.7%
65 to 74	12,261	8.8%
75 and over	8,304	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	55,627	40.1%
Black or African American	1,932	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	279	0.2%
Asian	17,971	13.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	478	0.3%
Some other race	444	0.3%
Two or more races	6,528	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	55,464	40.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate17.9%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree25.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,303	11.9%
High school graduate	17,048	17.9%
Some college or associate's	28,810	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	24,744	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13,476	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone69.1%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit1.2%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home15.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	48,730	69.1%
Carpooled	6,582	9.3%
Public transit	843	1.2%
Walked	2,224	3.2%
Bicycle	331	0.5%
Worked from home	11,219	15.9%
Other means	636	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,012	21.9%
15 to 29 min	23,635	39.8%
30 to 44 min	14,157	23.9%
45 to 59 min	4,652	7.8%
60+ min	3,890	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 9.2% (12,185 of 133,116)

	Count	Share
Family households	31,696	70.6%
Nonfamily households	13,171	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	44,867	96.4%
Vacant	1,680	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,067	58.1%
Renter-occupied	18,800	41.9%

1-unit, detached56.4%

1-unit, attached9.3%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units13.6%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,262	56.4%
1-unit, attached	4,352	9.3%
2 to 4 units	5,114	11.0%
5 to 19 units	3,191	6.9%
20 or more units	6,341	13.6%
Mobile home & other	1,287	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0653980
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 26 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 33.7870, -117.8613