Orange County, Indiana

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,746
Median household income: $64,758
Median home value: $143,900

Home to 19,746 residents, Orange County is one of Indiana's counties. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $64,758, its median household income sits below Indiana's $70,051.

Between 2019 and 2023, Orange County's population grew 1.0% from 19,545 to 19,746, while its median household income rose 35.1% from $47,917 to $64,758.

The median resident is 43.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,746
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $64,758
Median home value: $143,900
Median gross rent: $838
Housing units: 9,083
Homeownership rate: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,54519,746

Median household income

$47,917$64,758

Median home value

$94,700$143,900

Median gross rent

$623$838

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,545	$47,917	$94,700	$623
2020	19,552	$52,164	$102,400	$634
2021	19,752	$56,572	$108,000	$688
2022	19,768	$60,775	$125,100	$767
2023	19,746	$64,758	$143,900	$838

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,220	6.2%
5 to 17	3,302	16.7%
18 to 24	1,462	7.4%
25 to 34	2,156	10.9%
35 to 44	2,363	12.0%
45 to 54	2,387	12.1%
55 to 64	2,845	14.4%
65 to 74	2,447	12.4%
75 and over	1,564	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,380	93.1%
Black or African American	292	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	84	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.0%
Two or more races	641	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	345	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate43.1%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,961	14.2%
High school graduate	5,932	43.1%
Some college or associate's	3,778	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,399	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	692	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,478	79.6%
Carpooled	1,043	11.1%
Public transit	9	0.1%
Walked	217	2.3%
Bicycle	5	0.1%
Worked from home	488	5.2%
Other means	150	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,111	34.9%
15 to 29 min	2,713	30.5%
30 to 44 min	1,575	17.7%
45 to 59 min	668	7.5%
60+ min	835	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 13.3% (2,575 of 19,422)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,367	67.1%
Nonfamily households	2,627	32.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,994	88.0%
Vacant	1,089	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,296	78.8%
Renter-occupied	1,698	21.2%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other16.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,805	74.9%
1-unit, attached	94	1.0%
2 to 4 units	336	3.7%
5 to 19 units	236	2.6%
20 or more units	130	1.4%
Mobile home & other	1,482	16.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 18117
State: Indiana
Land area: 398 sq mi
Water area: 9.81 sq mi
Center point: 38.5474, -86.4893