Orange

Population: 3,793
Median household income: $53,014
Median home value: $217,200

Located in Franklin County, Massachusetts, Orange is a community with a population of 3,793. At $53,014, its median household income sits below Franklin County's $72,584.

Between 2019 and 2023, Orange's population held roughly steady from 3,772 to 3,793, while its median home value rose 39.9% from $155,200 to $217,200.

14.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,793
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $53,014
Median home value: $217,200
Median gross rent: $991
Housing units: 1,620
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Unemployment rate: 14.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7723,793

Median household income

$57,547$53,014

Median home value

$155,200$217,200

Median gross rent

$953$991

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,772	$57,547	$155,200	$953
2020	3,882	$58,255	$159,200	$962
2021	3,727	$55,313	$171,100	$968
2022	3,731	$55,558	$203,400	$988
2023	3,793	$53,014	$217,200	$991

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	153	4.0%
5 to 17	656	17.3%
18 to 24	274	7.2%
25 to 34	611	16.1%
35 to 44	415	10.9%
45 to 54	490	12.9%
55 to 64	530	14.0%
65 to 74	522	13.8%
75 and over	142	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,318	87.5%
Black or African American	32	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.3%
Asian	14	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	132	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	287	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate43.8%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	238	8.8%
High school graduate	1,186	43.8%
Some college or associate's	906	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	237	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	143	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled14.3%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,171	76.8%
Carpooled	218	14.3%
Public transit	18	1.2%
Walked	13	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	89	5.8%
Other means	15	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	437	30.5%
15 to 29 min	516	36.0%
30 to 44 min	315	22.0%
45 to 59 min	73	5.1%
60+ min	94	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 22.0% (833 of 3,787)

	Count	Share
Family households	857	57.7%
Nonfamily households	628	42.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,485	91.7%
Vacant	135	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	960	64.6%
Renter-occupied	525	35.4%

1-unit, detached60.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units24.0%

5 to 19 units14.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	979	60.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	389	24.0%
5 to 19 units	234	14.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2551230
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 42.6054, -72.2921