COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orange vs Gardner
PLACE A
Orange, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Gardner, Massachusetts
Orange is 10% smaller than Gardner. Gardner earns more, with a median household income $4,627 higher.
ORANGEGARDNERDIFFERENCE
Total population19,41921,483−10% vs Gardner
Population density909974−64
Population growth3.9%5.2%−1.3 pts
Median age35.343.7−8.4
Male48.1%51.7%−3.6 pts
Female51.9%48.3%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born3.2%7.9%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.4%77.6%−22.3 pts
Black27.3%4.0%+23.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.2%10.7%−1.5 pts
Asian0.7%2.4%−1.7 pts
Other7.4%5.2%+2.2 pts
Median household income$62,891$67,518−$4,627
Per capita income$33,841$37,215−$3,374
Poverty rate15.4%13.7%+1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.453+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%23.8%−5.2 pts
Graduate degree7.5%8.0%−0.5 pts
Unemployment rate7.7%7.0%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation58.4%58.8%−0.5 pts
Median home value$164,900$301,600−$136,700
Median gross rent$1,108$1,109−$1
Owner-occupied59.0%58.9%+0.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.6%5.8%+14.9 pts
Rent-burdened households46.6%47.4%−0.8 pts
Average commute23.030.5−7.5
Worked from home3.3%13.3%−10.0 pts
Public transit to work0.3%1.7%−1.4 pts
Uninsured16.3%2.8%+13.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025