Orangeburg is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 4,565 people and two associated neighborhoods, Orangeburg is the 348th largest community in New York.

Orangeburg home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Orangeburg real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Orangeburg is also a town of artists. Orangeburg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Orangeburg’s character.

Also of interest is that Orangeburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.81% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Orangeburg is a college town. There are a lot of students in Orangeburg attending college, and as a result Orangeburg provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

Even though Orangeburg is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Orangeburg, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Orangeburg is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.59% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Orangeburg in 2022 was $47,317, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $189,268 for a family of four. However, Orangeburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Orangeburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Orangeburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Orangeburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Orangeburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.19% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Orangeburg include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Orangeburg's cultural character, accounting for 16.42% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Orangeburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.