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Orange County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Orange County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Orange County, VA is a small rural county of 37,208 residents that has grown 4.5% over five years, with a median household income of $94,008 well above typical rural benchmarks and a poverty rate of just 10.1%. The labor force of roughly 22,700 (61.0% participation) skews older at a median age of 42.1, with 29.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $48,617. Housing remains relatively affordable at a median home value of $337,300 and median rent of $1,145/month, though a mean commute of 38.5 minutes suggests many workers travel outside the county for employment.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

37,208

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$94,008

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.5% since 2018

Orange County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone28,900 (76.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,812 (10.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,537 (6.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,347 (3.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone836 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone378 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,199
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)289
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic229
  4. 4.Other Indo-European211
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic102

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,033

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,813

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$45,021

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,196
  2. 2.Construction (Group)2,187
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,102
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,900
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)1,445

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,822
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,526
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,216
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,676
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,697

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.83×)1,524
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.74×)488
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.68×)2,044
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.28×)422
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.11×)918

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$337,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,145/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,249 (27.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,428 (20.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,335 (11.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,300 (11.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999978 (8.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999621 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$48,617

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

37.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,108 (73.8%)
  • Worked At Home2,491 (14.0%)
  • Carpooled1,721 (9.7%)
  • Walked277 (1.6%)
  • Other124 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit36 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.