Orient

Population: 380
Median household income: $39,167
Median home value: $49,100

Orient is a community in Franklin County, Illinois, home to 380 residents. The median household income of $39,167 is below the Franklin County median ($53,471).

From 2019 to 2023, Orient's population declined 10.8% from 426 to 380, while its median home value rose 18.0% from $41,600 to $49,100.

The median gross rent is $731. 4.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 380
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $39,167
Median home value: $49,100
Median gross rent: $731
Housing units: 212
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

426380

Median household income

$28,958$39,167

Median home value

$41,600$49,100

Median gross rent

$600$731

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	426	$28,958	$41,600	$600
2020	434	$35,234	$51,100	$588
2021	354	$36,071	$50,600	$627
2022	311	$37,938	$46,700	$675
2023	380	$39,167	$49,100	$731

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 178.4%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5417.9%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	9.2%
5 to 17	32	8.4%
18 to 24	15	3.9%
25 to 34	58	15.3%
35 to 44	60	15.8%
45 to 54	68	17.9%
55 to 64	33	8.7%
65 to 74	52	13.7%
75 and over	27	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	367	96.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's41.3%

Bachelor's degree2.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	11.1%
High school graduate	130	43.6%
Some college or associate's	123	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	6	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone85.7%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	132	85.7%
Carpooled	16	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	49	31.8%
15 to 29 min	44	28.6%
30 to 44 min	29	18.8%
45 to 59 min	10	6.5%
60+ min	22	14.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 25.0% (95 of 380)

	Count	Share
Family households	94	51.6%
Nonfamily households	88	48.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	182	85.8%
Vacant	30	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	139	76.4%
Renter-occupied	43	23.6%

1-unit, detached84.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other14.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	180	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	2	0.9%
Mobile home & other	30	14.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1756536
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.74 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.9176, -88.9783