Orange vs West Orange

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

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

Orange has the higher population (19,178 vs 3,442 in West Orange). Orange has the higher median household income ($60,183 vs $59,583 in West Orange). Orange has the higher median home value ($147,200 vs $110,700 in West Orange).

Population, income & housing

	Orange	West Orange
Population	19,178	3,442
Median age	34.3 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,183	$59,583
Median home value	$147,200	$110,700
Median gross rent	$1,032	$1,402
Housing units	8,703	1,593
Homeownership rate	57.9%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orange	West Orange
Population	18,762 → 19,178 (+2.2%)	3,342 → 3,442 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$48,169 → $60,183 (+24.9%)	$47,692 → $59,583 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$100,900 → $147,200 (+45.9%)	$86,800 → $110,700 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$822 → $1,032 (+25.5%)	$843 → $1,402 (+66.3%)

Orange

Population

18,76219,178

Median household income

$48,169$60,183

Median home value

$100,900$147,200

Median gross rent

$822$1,032

West Orange

Population

3,3423,442

Median household income

$47,692$59,583

Median home value

$86,800$110,700

Median gross rent

$843$1,402

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orange	West Orange
Under 5	8.2%	12.9%
5 to 17	19.5%	16.6%
18 to 24	7.5%	10.9%
25 to 34	15.6%	16.7%
35 to 44	12.8%	5.6%
45 to 54	8.6%	8.3%
55 to 64	10.4%	9.5%
65 to 74	8.1%	15.2%
75 and over	9.3%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orange	West Orange
White (non-Hispanic)	54.7%	64.2%
Black or African American	29.5%	18.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orange	West Orange
No high school diploma	9.3%	13.4%
High school graduate	39.5%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orange	West Orange
Drove alone	79.5%	84.8%
Carpooled	13.6%	13.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	1.8%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orange	West Orange
1-unit, detached	70.8%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	2.4%
20 or more units	4.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Orange	West Orange
Poverty rate	17.3%	21.8%
Average household size	2.69	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1972	1961