Orange vs Quinnipiac University

A side-by-side comparison of Orange and Quinnipiac University: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Orange has the higher population (14,251 vs 3,821 in Quinnipiac University). Since 2019, Orange's population has grown faster (+2.3% vs -17.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Orange	Quinnipiac University
Population	14,251	3,821
Median age	45.5 yrs	20.1 yrs
Median household income	$145,625	—
Median home value	$466,800	—
Median gross rent	$2,016	—
Housing units	5,388	0
Homeownership rate	88.9%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.1%	100.0%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orange	Quinnipiac University
Population	13,934 → 14,251 (+2.3%)	4,605 → 3,821 (-17.0%)
Median household income	$121,308 → $145,625 (+20.0%)	—
Median home value	$389,900 → $466,800 (+19.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,648 → $2,016 (+22.3%)	—

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

Quinnipiac University

Population

4,6053,821

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orange	Quinnipiac University
Under 5	5.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.9%	0.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	99.2%
25 to 34	6.1%	0.2%
35 to 44	12.2%	0.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	12.9%	0.0%
75 and over	9.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orange	Quinnipiac University
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	67.7%
Black or African American	4.4%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.1%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orange	Quinnipiac University
No high school diploma	3.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	18.6%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.2%	100.0%
Graduate or professional degree	31.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orange	Quinnipiac University
Drove alone	74.1%	16.9%
Carpooled	8.6%	7.7%
Public transit	1.2%	3.2%
Walked	1.1%	37.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	33.7%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orange	Quinnipiac University
1-unit, detached	89.2%	—
1-unit, attached	2.4%	—
2 to 4 units	2.4%	—
5 to 19 units	2.5%	—
20 or more units	3.2%	—
Mobile home & other	0.2%	—

Poverty & households

	Orange	Quinnipiac University
Poverty rate	3.1%	—
Average household size	2.70	—
Mean commute (minutes)	29	11
Median year structure built	1963	—