Orleans

Population: 1,618
Median household income: $76,768
Median home value: $542,500

Located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Orleans is a community with a population of 1,618. Its median household income of $76,768 runs below the Barnstable County figure of $94,452.

Between 2019 and 2023, Orleans's population declined 10.0% from 1,798 to 1,618, while its median home value rose 22.8% from $441,800 to $542,500.

The median gross rent is $960. 47.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,618
Median age: 64.4 yrs
Median household income: $76,768
Median home value: $542,500
Median gross rent: $960
Housing units: 1,420
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7981,618

Median household income

$54,750$76,768

Median home value

$441,800$542,500

Median gross rent

$1,252$960

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,798	$54,750	$441,800	$1,252
2020	1,519	$57,176	$429,200	$923
2021	1,472	$56,750	$394,100	$633
2022	1,665	$72,422	$466,300	$804
2023	1,618	$76,768	$542,500	$960

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 176.2%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 346.4%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7421.9%

75 and over24.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	1.4%
5 to 17	100	6.2%
18 to 24	72	4.4%
25 to 34	103	6.4%
35 to 44	123	7.6%
45 to 54	187	11.6%
55 to 64	266	16.4%
65 to 74	354	21.9%
75 and over	390	24.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,544	95.4%
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	14	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	60	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate24.2%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree24.5%

Graduate or professional degree22.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	1.9%
High school graduate	344	24.2%
Some college or associate's	381	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	348	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	323	22.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone68.5%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	492	68.5%
Carpooled	73	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	137	19.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	180	31.0%
15 to 29 min	164	28.2%
30 to 44 min	140	24.1%
45 to 59 min	42	7.2%
60+ min	55	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.81
Poverty rate: 14.8% (239 of 1,618)

	Count	Share
Family households	391	45.2%
Nonfamily households	475	54.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	866	61.0%
Vacant	554	39.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	573	66.2%
Renter-occupied	293	33.8%

1-unit, detached48.7%

1-unit, attached11.1%

2 to 4 units16.0%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units14.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	691	48.7%
1-unit, attached	157	11.1%
2 to 4 units	227	16.0%
5 to 19 units	140	9.9%
20 or more units	205	14.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2551405
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.32 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 41.7878, -70.0015