Orange is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 5,088 people and two associated neighborhoods, Orange is the 125th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Orange is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Orange is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Orange who work in sales jobs (10.23%), management occupations (9.30%), and office and administrative support (8.61%). Orange is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Orange, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. Also of interest is that Orange 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: 8.76% 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. Being a small town, Orange does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Orange is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.61% of adults 25 and older in Orange have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Orange in 2022 was $27,315, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,260 for a family of four. However, Orange contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Orange is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Orange include Irish, German, English, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Orange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
