East Haven vs Orange

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

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

East Haven has the higher population (27,729 vs 14,251 in Orange). Orange has the higher median household income ($145,625 vs $86,498 in East Haven). Orange has the higher median home value ($466,800 vs $274,900 in East Haven).

Population, income & housing

	East Haven	Orange
Population	27,729	14,251
Median age	45.2 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$86,498	$145,625
Median home value	$274,900	$466,800
Median gross rent	$1,454	$2,016
Housing units	11,863	5,388
Homeownership rate	74.9%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	59.1%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Haven	Orange
Population	28,742 → 27,729 (-3.5%)	13,934 → 14,251 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$67,390 → $86,498 (+28.4%)	$121,308 → $145,625 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$212,800 → $274,900 (+29.2%)	$389,900 → $466,800 (+19.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,213 → $1,454 (+19.9%)	$1,648 → $2,016 (+22.3%)

East Haven

Population

28,74227,729

Median household income

$67,390$86,498

Median home value

$212,800$274,900

Median gross rent

$1,213$1,454

Orange

Population

13,93414,251

Median household income

$121,308$145,625

Median home value

$389,900$466,800

Median gross rent

$1,648$2,016

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Haven	Orange
Under 5	4.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	12.9%	17.9%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.2%	6.1%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.2%
45 to 54	13.1%	13.8%
55 to 64	16.8%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.0%	12.9%
75 and over	9.4%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Haven	Orange
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	80.3%
Black or African American	3.8%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	19.3%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Haven	Orange
No high school diploma	8.3%	3.0%
High school graduate	41.1%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	31.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Haven	Orange
Drove alone	80.0%	74.1%
Carpooled	6.6%	8.6%
Public transit	1.5%	1.2%
Walked	3.3%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	13.9%
Other means	0.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Haven	Orange
1-unit, detached	69.3%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	2.5%
20 or more units	8.1%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	East Haven	Orange
Poverty rate	8.0%	3.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1966	1963