Orono

Population: 8,205
Median household income: $181,875
Median home value: $952,400

Orono is a community in Hennepin County, Minnesota, home to 8,205 residents. The median household income of $181,875 is above the Hennepin County median ($96,339).

Between 2019 and 2023, Orono's population grew 1.1% from 8,113 to 8,205, while its median home value rose 40.0% from $680,100 to $952,400.

Households average 2.66 people. The median gross rent is $1,653.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,205
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $181,875
Median home value: $952,400
Median gross rent: $1,653
Housing units: 3,449
Homeownership rate: 90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,1138,205

Median household income

$159,028$181,875

Median home value

$680,100$952,400

Median gross rent

$1,460$1,653

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,113	$159,028	$680,100	$1,460
2020	8,217	$169,557	$763,700	$1,734
2021	8,252	$159,816	$766,700	$1,565
2022	8,223	$173,209	$874,500	$1,638
2023	8,205	$181,875	$952,400	$1,653

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 344.6%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	472	5.8%
5 to 17	1,680	20.5%
18 to 24	356	4.3%
25 to 34	379	4.6%
35 to 44	1,012	12.3%
45 to 54	1,302	15.9%
55 to 64	1,669	20.3%
65 to 74	910	11.1%
75 and over	425	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,120	86.8%
Black or African American	6	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	493	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	287	3.5%
Two or more races	264	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	30	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.2%

High school graduate9.6%

Some college or associate's21.2%

Bachelor's degree43.1%

Graduate or professional degree25.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	0.2%
High school graduate	549	9.6%
Some college or associate's	1,210	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,455	43.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,469	25.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone63.0%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home31.2%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,519	63.0%
Carpooled	69	1.7%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	29	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,248	31.2%
Other means	133	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	563	20.5%
15 to 29 min	1,156	42.0%
30 to 44 min	846	30.7%
45 to 59 min	112	4.1%
60+ min	75	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 6.3% (520 of 8,205)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,214	71.9%
Nonfamily households	867	28.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,081	89.3%
Vacant	368	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,788	90.5%
Renter-occupied	293	9.5%

1-unit, detached90.5%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,120	90.5%
1-unit, attached	122	3.5%
2 to 4 units	10	0.3%
5 to 19 units	25	0.7%
20 or more units	164	4.8%
Mobile home & other	8	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2748580
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 8.07 sq mi
Center point: 44.9610, -93.5877