Orason vs Santa Maria

A side-by-side comparison of Orason and Santa Maria: population, income, housing, and more.

Orason and Santa Maria are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Orason has the higher population (697 vs 600 in Santa Maria). Since 2019, Orason's population has grown faster (+204.4% vs -4.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Orason	Santa Maria
Population	697	600
Median age	19.5 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,386	—
Housing units	115	197
Homeownership rate	60.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	3.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orason	Santa Maria
Population	229 → 697 (+204.4%)	628 → 600 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$57,821 → $71,386 (+23.5%)	$30,694 → $30,156 (-1.8%)
Median home value	—	$34,100 → $34,800 (+2.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$583 → $631 (+8.2%)

Orason

Population

229697

Median household income

$57,821$71,386

Santa Maria

Population

628600

Median household income

$30,694$30,156

Median home value

$34,100$34,800

Median gross rent

$583$631

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orason	Santa Maria
Under 5	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	40.7%	7.5%
18 to 24	20.2%	13.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.0%
35 to 44	19.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	5.3%	14.7%
55 to 64	5.0%	6.5%
65 to 74	9.3%	8.7%
75 and over	0.0%	24.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orason	Santa Maria
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orason	Santa Maria
No high school diploma	25.0%	56.4%
High school graduate	25.4%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	49.6%	12.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orason	Santa Maria
Drove alone	79.2%	96.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orason	Santa Maria
1-unit, detached	67.8%	98.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.2%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Orason	Santa Maria
Poverty rate	0.0%	31.2%
Average household size	6.06	3.45
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	2013	1986