Orestes

Population: 290
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $85,600

Orestes, a community in Madison County, Indiana, has 290 residents. Its median household income of $53,750 runs below the Madison County figure of $62,632.

Between 2019 and 2023, Orestes's population declined 48.8% from 566 to 290, while its median home value rose 50.7% from $56,800 to $85,600.

10.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 290
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $85,600
Median gross rent: $842
Housing units: 127
Homeownership rate: 58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

566290

Median household income

$50,074$53,750

Median home value

$56,800$85,600

Median gross rent

$743$842

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	566	$50,074	$56,800	$743
2020	508	$50,850	$56,600	$738
2021	412	$52,763	$71,100	$768
2022	389	$56,591	$78,800	$813
2023	290	$53,750	$85,600	$842

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 447.9%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	5.9%
5 to 17	59	20.3%
18 to 24	35	12.1%
25 to 34	43	14.8%
35 to 44	23	7.9%
45 to 54	37	12.8%
55 to 64	28	9.7%
65 to 74	32	11.0%
75 and over	16	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	249	85.9%
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	13	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate42.5%

Some college or associate's40.8%

Bachelor's degree2.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	6.7%
High school graduate	76	42.5%
Some college or associate's	73	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	5	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled17.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	80	76.2%
Carpooled	18	17.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	5.7%
Other means	1	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	51	51.5%
15 to 29 min	20	20.2%
30 to 44 min	6	6.1%
45 to 59 min	16	16.2%
60+ min	6	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 34.1% (99 of 290)

	Count	Share
Family households	71	62.3%
Nonfamily households	43	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	114	89.8%
Vacant	13	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	67	58.8%
Renter-occupied	47	41.2%

1-unit, detached73.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other23.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	93	73.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	4	3.1%
Mobile home & other	30	23.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1856952
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.2716, -85.7250