Orange County, New York

40 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 403,840
Median household income: $96,497
Median home value: $361,100

Orange County is a county in New York with a population of 403,840. 40 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $96,497 runs above the New York figure of $84,578.

From 2019 to 2023, Orange County's population grew 6.2% from 380,085 to 403,840, while its median household income rose 20.7% from $79,944 to $96,497.

The median resident is 36.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 403,840
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $96,497
Median home value: $361,100
Median gross rent: $1,602
Housing units: 148,460
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

380,085403,840

Median household income

$79,944$96,497

Median home value

$271,200$361,100

Median gross rent

$1,259$1,602

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	380,085	$79,944	$271,200	$1,259
2020	382,077	$80,816	$278,400	$1,294
2021	398,277	$85,640	$291,900	$1,379
2022	401,237	$91,806	$337,800	$1,494
2023	403,840	$96,497	$361,100	$1,602

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27,143	6.7%
5 to 17	76,597	19.0%
18 to 24	41,468	10.3%
25 to 34	47,918	11.9%
35 to 44	49,743	12.3%
45 to 54	51,517	12.8%
55 to 64	51,509	12.8%
65 to 74	34,839	8.6%
75 and over	23,106	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	239,186	59.2%
Black or African American	42,478	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	438	0.1%
Asian	11,223	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	26	0.0%
Some other race	2,563	0.6%
Two or more races	14,318	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	93,608	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26,700	10.3%
High school graduate	72,466	28.0%
Some college or associate's	76,077	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	46,977	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	36,412	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit4.4%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	126,559	69.0%
Carpooled	17,469	9.5%
Public transit	8,069	4.4%
Walked	6,707	3.7%
Bicycle	124	0.1%
Worked from home	21,094	11.5%
Other means	3,487	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42,808	26.4%
15 to 29 min	46,491	28.6%
30 to 44 min	27,053	16.7%
45 to 59 min	13,813	8.5%
60+ min	32,250	19.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 13.0% (51,238 of 395,402)

	Count	Share
Family households	97,165	70.8%
Nonfamily households	40,146	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	137,311	92.5%
Vacant	11,149	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	93,959	68.4%
Renter-occupied	43,352	31.6%

1-unit, detached62.4%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units11.7%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	92,636	62.4%
1-unit, attached	10,071	6.8%
2 to 4 units	17,408	11.7%
5 to 19 units	15,882	10.7%
20 or more units	9,681	6.5%
Mobile home & other	2,782	1.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 36071
State: New York
Land area: 812 sq mi
Water area: 26 sq mi
Center point: 41.4024, -74.3063