Orangeburg, NY

Census Place

Add Comparison

2023 Population

4,279

9.82% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

42.8

2.95% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

12%

0.363% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$107,000

1.04% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$619,300

3.42% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,797

12.4% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Orangeburg, NY had a population of 4.28k people with a median age of 42.8 and a median household income of $107,000. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Orangeburg, NY declined from 4,745 to 4,279, a −9.82% decrease and its median household income declined from $108,125 to $107,000, a −1.04% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Orangeburg, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (63.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (11.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.53%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.05%), and Other (Hispanic) (4.77%).

None of the households in Orangeburg, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.5% of the residents in Orangeburg, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Orangeburg, NY are Dominican University New York (447 degrees awarded in 2023) and St. Thomas Aquinas College (338 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Orangeburg, NY was $619,300, and the homeownership rate was 77.7%.

Most people in Orangeburg, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31 minutes. The average car ownership in Orangeburg, NY was 2 cars per household.

United States New York Rockland County, NY New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Rockland County (South)--Orangetown, Clarkstown (South) & Ramapo (Southeast) Towns PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Orangeburg, NY is home to a population of 4.28k people, from which 95.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 17.3% of Orangeburg, NY residents were born outside of the country (742 people).

In 2023, there were 5.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.7k people) in Orangeburg, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 482 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 365 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.5%

2023 Citizenship

96.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 95.5% of Orangeburg, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Orangeburg, NY was 96.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Orangeburg, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Orangeburg, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.7k ± 636
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
482 ± 205
Two+ (Hispanic)
365 ± 196

15.6%

Hispanic Population

666 people

15.6% of the people in Orangeburg, NY are hispanic (666 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Orangeburg, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
505,872 ± 17,239 people
China
415,960 ± 15,668 people
Jamaica
230,433 ± 11,717 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 505,872 New York residents, followed by China with 415,960 and Jamaica with 230,433.

Foreign-Born Population

17.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

742 people

16.4%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

779 people

As of 2023, 17.3% of Orangeburg, NY residents (742 people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Orangeburg, NY was 16.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Orangeburg, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
32 ± 35
Gulf War (1990s)
21 ± 36
Korea
18 ± 30

Orangeburg, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.52 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Orangeburg, NY employs 1.8k people. The largest industries in Orangeburg, NY are Health Care & Social Assistance (269 people), Educational Services (248 people), and Manufacturing (230 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($237,700), Finance & Insurance ($161,071), and Information ($125,451).

Males in New York have an average income that is 1.27 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,694. The income inequality in New York (measured using the Gini index) is 0.494, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.8k

2023 Value

± 320

−12.4%

1 Year decline

± 27.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Orangeburg, NY declined at a rate of −12.4%, from 2.05k employees to 1.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Orangeburg, NY, are Management Occupations (174 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (173 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (171 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Orangeburg, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

View Full Dashboard

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.8k

2023 Value

± 320

−12.4%

1 Year decline

± 27.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Orangeburg, NY declined at a rate of −12.4%, from 2.05k employees to 1.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Orangeburg, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (269 people), Educational Services (248 people), and Manufacturing (230 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Orangeburg, NY, though some of these residents may live in Orangeburg, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$82,500

Median earning men ± $28,829

$34,787

Median earning women ± $23,016

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($238,110), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($211,406), and Information ($126,146).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($83,542), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,357).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Education

In 2023, universities in Orangeburg, NY awarded 785 degrees. The student population of Orangeburg, NY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,436 male students and 1,892 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Orangeburg, NY are White (349 and 46.4%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (199 and 26.5%), Black or African American (85 and 11.3%), and Unknown (50 and 6.65%).

The largest universities in Orangeburg, NY by number of degrees awarded are Dominican University New York (447 and 56.9%) and St. Thomas Aquinas College (338 and 43.1%).

The most popular majors in Orangeburg, NY are Registered Nursing (100 and 12.7%), General Business Administration & Management (58 and 7.39%), and General Social Sciences (53 and 6.75%).

The median tuition cost in Orangeburg, NY for private four year colleges is $34,540.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Orangeburg, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 80.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 3,328 (43.1% men and 56.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 3,328 students enrolled in Orangeburg, NY, 43.1% men and 56.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,509 records, of which 56.3% were women and 43.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
100 degrees awarded
General Social Sciences
53 degrees awarded
General Psychology
49 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Orangeburg, NY was Registered Nursing with 100 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Orangeburg, NY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Dominican University New York
447 degrees awarded
St. Thomas Aquinas College
338 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Dominican University New York with 447 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 296 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Orangeburg, NY, which is 0.605 times less than the 489 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 349 degrees mean that there were 1.75 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 199 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($34,540) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($850) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,425) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Measure

In 2022, 1.7% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.75% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.04M), Bachelors Degree (3.33M), and Some college (2.79M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Orangeburg, NY was $619,300 in 2023, which is 2.04 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $598,800 to $619,300, a 3.42% increase. The homeownership rate in Orangeburg, NY is 77.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Orangeburg, NY have an average commute time of 31 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Orangeburg, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$619,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$47,718

$1,079

Median Property Taxes

±$262

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Orangeburg, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Orangeburg, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.7%

Homeownership

2023

71.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 77.7% of the housing units in Orangeburg, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Orangeburg, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.

Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Orangeburg, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$107,000

Median Household Income

± $35,359

1.39k

Number of Households

± 278

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.39k households in Orangeburg, NY declined from $107,000 from the previous year's value of $108,125.

The following chart displays the households in Orangeburg, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Orangeburg, NY is from New York.

0.494

2022 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2021 Wage GINI in New York

In 2022, the income inequality in New York was 0.494 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.125% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (64.9%)
Worked At Home (16.5%)
Public Transit (6.77%)

In 2023, 64.9% of workers in Orangeburg, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (6.77%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Orangeburg, NY have a longer commute time (31 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.29% of the workforce in Orangeburg, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Orangeburg, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Orangeburg, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Orangeburg, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Orangeburg, NY (431 out of 3.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Orangeburg, NY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

97.6% of the population of Orangeburg, NY has health coverage, with 57.9% on employee plans, 9.51% on Medicaid, 16% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 0.187% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Rockland County, NY see 1133 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.63% increase from the previous year (1104 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1063 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 330 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Rockland County, NY.

1,133 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Rockland County, NY

Primary care physicians in Rockland County, NY see an average of 1,133 patients per year. This represents a 2.63% increase from the previous year (1,104 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Rockland County, NY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.2% under 18 years, 27% between 18 and 34 years, 30.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.9% were men and 55.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.36%

Uninsured

57.9%

Employer Coverage

9.51%

Medicaid

16%

Medicare

14.1%

Non-Group

0.187%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Orangeburg, NY grew by 31.8% from 1.79% to 2.36%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Orangeburg, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Keep Exploring

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA