One thing noticeable about Orange, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Orange is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Orange a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
The education level of Orange ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Orange, 40.27% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Orange in 2022 was $48,092, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $192,368 for a family of four. However, Orange contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Orange is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Orange home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Orange residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Orange also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.05% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Orange include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.
Orange also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.58%.
The most common language spoken in Orange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
