Orange County, VA

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2024 Population

37,822

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.1

0.238% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.83%

2.26% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$94,008

0.177% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$364,200

7.98% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

17,937

2% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Orange County, VA 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.

98.1% of the residents in Orange County, VA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Orange County, VA are Germanna Community College (1,724 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Orange County, VA was $364,200, and the homeownership rate was 78.7%.

Most people in Orange County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 37 minutes. The average car ownership in Orange County, VA was 2 cars per household.

Orange County, VA borders Albemarle County, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Greene County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Madison County, VA, and Spotsylvania County, VA.

United States Virginia

Population & Diversity

Orange County, VA is home to a population of 37.8k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.07% of Orange County, VA residents were born outside of the country (1.92k people).

In 2024, there were 7.43 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.3k people) in Orange County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.81k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.24k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2024 Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Orange County, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Orange County, VA was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Orange County, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
28.3k ± 179
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.81k ± 344
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2.24k ± 347

7.01%

Hispanic Population

2.65k people

7.01% of the people in Orange County, VA are hispanic (2.65k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Orange County, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
107,827 ± 8,012 people
India
97,961 ± 7,641 people
Mexico
63,695 ± 6,173 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,827 Virginia residents, followed by India with 97,961 and Mexico with 63,695.

Foreign-Born Population

5.07%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.92k people

4.69%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.74k people

As of 2024, 5.07% of Orange County, VA residents (1.92k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Orange County, VA was 4.69%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
964 ± 292
Vietnam
694 ± 161
Gulf War (1990s)
554 ± 164

Orange County, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.39 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Orange County, VA.

Economy

The economy of Orange County, VA employs 17.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Orange County, VA were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,532 people), Construction (2,187 people), and Retail Trade (2,102 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($103,986), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($86,632), and Public Administration ($83,363).

Employment

Occupations

17.9k

2024 Value

± 1,129

1 Year growth

± 8.68%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Orange County, VA grew at a rate of 2%, from 17.6k employees to 17.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Orange County, VA, are Management Occupations (2,066 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,794 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,732 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Orange County, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

17.9k

2024 Value

± 1,129

1 Year growth

± 8.68%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Orange County, VA grew at a rate of 2%, from 17.6k employees to 17.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Orange County, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,532 people), Construction (2,187 people), and Retail Trade (2,102 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Orange County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Orange County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,250

Median earning men ± $4,162

$44,092

Median earning women ± $4,513

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($91,591), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,750), and Information ($81,957).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($87,725), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,543), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,917).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% 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 10.8%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

85
Construction
68
Other Services (except Public Administration)
49
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$81.8k
Manufacturing
$42k
Retail Trade
$28.8k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Orange County, VA. Showing the available data for Virginia.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (51.8%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
Republican Party
Other (0.905%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Orange County, VA awarded 1,724 degrees. The student population of Orange County, VA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3,121 male students and 4,961 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Orange County, VA are White (988 and 57.4%), Black or African American (274 and 15.9%), Hispanic or Latino (215 and 12.5%), and Two or More Races (107 and 6.22%).

The largest universities in Orange County, VA by number of degrees awarded are Germanna Community College (1,724 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Orange County, VA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (661 and 38.3%), Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (363 and 21.1%), and Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, & Treatment Professions (132 and 7.66%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 8,082 students enrolled in Orange County, VA, 38.6% men and 61.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,081 records, of which 60.5% were women and 39.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
661 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
131 degrees awarded
Computer & Information Systems Security
51 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Orange County, VA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 661 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Orange County, VA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Germanna Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,724 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Germanna Community College with 1,724 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 573 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Orange County, VA, which is 0.498 times less than the 1,151 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 988 degrees mean that there were 3.61 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 274 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

Public, 2-year ($4,788) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($278) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Orange County, VA was $364,200 in 2024, which is 1.09 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $337,300 to $364,200, a 7.98% increase. The homeownership rate in Orange County, VA is 78.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Orange County, VA have an average commute time of 37 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Orange County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Orange County, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.94%.

Housing

Property

$364,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,645

$11,688

Median Property Taxes

±$858

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 Orange County, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

78.7%

Homeownership

2024

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.7% of the housing units in Orange County, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Orange County, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$94,008

Median Household Income

± $4,855

14.9k

Number of Households

± 1,052

In 2024, the median household income of the 14.9k households in Orange County, VA declined from $94,008 from the previous year's value of $94,175.

The following chart displays the households in Orange County, VA 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Orange County, VA is from Virginia.

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.475

2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2023, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.599% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.8%)
Worked At Home (14%)
Carpooled (9.69%)

In 2024, 73.8% of workers in Orange County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14%) and those who carpooled to work (9.69%).

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

37 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Orange County, VA have a longer commute time (37 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.69% of the workforce in Orange County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Orange County, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.94%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.83% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Orange County, VA (3.67k out of 37.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Orange County, VA is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 12.1% of the children was living in poverty in Orange County, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 111 in Orange County, VA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 46.5 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

94% of the population of Orange County, VA has health coverage, with 47.3% on employee plans, 12.4% on Medicaid, 14.9% on Medicare, 17% on non-group plans, and 2.36% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Orange County, VA see 2,188 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,188 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3166 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1286 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,188 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Orange County, VA

Primary care physicians in Orange County, VA see an average of 2,188 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,188 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23% under 18 years, 18.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.98%

Uninsured

47.3%

Employer Coverage

12.4%

Medicaid

14.9%

Medicare

17%

Non-Group

2.36%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Orange County, VA declined by 8.64% from 6.54% to 5.98%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 72.9 in Orange County, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Orange County, VA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.8% in Orange County, VA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Orange County, VA.