CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Orange

Massachusetts · 3,791 residents · 5.99 sq mi

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With 3,791 people, Orange is a city in Massachusetts. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 27% less than in Massachusetts as a whole. Households take in $27,101 at the median, 10% less than the US figure. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. Median home value sits at $90,400.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 41%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,791

−4%vs 2000

vs 3,945 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

31.3

−13%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.99 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.2%(348)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.7%(367)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(247)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(262)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(263)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.8%(673)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(543)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(327)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(278)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(292)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(128)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(63)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,101

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,826 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,079

−29%vs 2000

vs $15,550 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.3%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$90,400

+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$449

+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $467 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.8%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.1% in 2000

35.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(3,736)

Black1.2%(48)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(70)

Asian0.6%(24)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(3,769)

Black0.3%(13)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(9)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.8%(178)

South American4%(151)

Colombian4%(151)

Mexican0.5%(17)

Ancestry

Irish18.6%(695)

English17.1%(638)

French11.6%(433)

French Canadian10%(373)

Italian5.8%(216)

American5.2%(194)

German3.4%(126)

Polish2.7%(102)

Dutch1.8%(66)

Scottish1.7%(62)

Lithuanian1.1%(42)

British1%(39)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Greek1%(37)

Swedish0.9%(35)

Austrian0.9%(33)

Canadian0.6%(21)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(19)

Swiss0.4%(15)

Norwegian0.3%(10)

Arab0.2%(8)

Syrian0.2%(8)

Russian0.2%(7)

West Indian0.2%(7)

Jamaican0.2%(7)

Armenian0.2%(6)

Turkish0.2%(6)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest French population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.9%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.1%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 18.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.1%(522)

Married50.9%(736)

Widowed2.3%(34)

Divorced10.7%(155)

Women 15+

Never married22.2%(348)

Married52.5%(824)

Widowed8%(126)

Divorced17.3%(271)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.6%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 4.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.9%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.5%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.1%

+15.7 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.9%

−9.3 ptssince 2020

from 76.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.6%

+10.9 ptssince 2020

from 40.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)23.3%(40)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.2%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39%(67)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.6%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 172 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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