Orange Lake is home to 9,784 people in New York. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 3,699 people. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 45.9, about 7 years above the US median. Few US cities rank higher on income. Getting to work takes 38 minutes on average.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $109,063, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Orange Lake
What changed most since 1990
White share85.6% → 45.8%(−39.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share5.5% → 19.1%(+13.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$327,849 → $362,100(+10%)US over the same years: +67%
Orange Lake's population equals 2.4% of Orange County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.9% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.2% 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)7.8%(35)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.7%(70)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.6%(248)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War23.5%(105)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.7%(12)
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 Lake, decade by decade
Orange Lake 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
5,196
$126,388
$327,849
20.0%
32.5
2000
6,085
$106,241
$252,664
24.4%
53.8
2010
6,982
$109,026
$422,940
28.6%
74.3
2020
9,770
$108,061
$318,039
34.6%
79.0
2024
9,784
$109,063
$362,100
37.3%
85.5
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.
