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Orange County, IN

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

AI Overview

Orange County, IN is a small rural county of 19,746 residents with a workforce characterized by limited college attainment — only 15.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — and median worker earnings of $37,158, reflecting a labor cost profile well below national norms. Unemployment sits at a low 2.9%, though labor force participation of 62.7% and a median age of 42.7 suggest a constrained available workforce. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $143,900 and median gross rent of $838/month, alongside a modest 1.0% population gain over five years.

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

Population

19,746

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,873

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone18,493 (93.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races458 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race413 (2.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone234 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone89 (0.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone62 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic294
  2. 2.Spanish114
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)18
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)16
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

895

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,736

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,475

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,179
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,693
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,235
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,034
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)860

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,035
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,214
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,581
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,409
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,154

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.25×)345
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.99×)1,903
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.62×)1,368
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.52×)1,012
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 0.96×)212

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$143,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$838/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999886 (14.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999630 (10.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999608 (9.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999489 (7.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999457 (7.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999448 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,158

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,162 (77.8%)
  • Carpooled1,222 (13.3%)
  • Worked At Home560 (6.1%)
  • Other131 (1.4%)
  • Walked76 (0.8%)
  • Motorcycle46 (0.5%)

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.