Orange is home to 14,315 people in Connecticut. 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 89% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 45.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 49% more than in Connecticut as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $142,325, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
59% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Orange
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$615,858 → $491,500(−20%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share0.8% → 3.9%(+3.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants94.0% → 89.2%(−4.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Its weight in South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Orange's population equals 2.5% of South Central Connecticut Planning Region's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.9% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)12.1%(54)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.6%(114)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.9%(138)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.5%(47)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 446 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Orange, decade by decade
Orange population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,830
$148,855
$615,858
43.1%
8.3
2000
13,233
$144,576
$463,065
45.6%
16.6
2010
13,956
$147,101
$610,098
54.7%
29.9
2020
14,280
$156,946
$474,513
60.4%
44.6
2024
14,315
$142,325
$491,500
59.4%
44.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
