Orange County, VA

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2023 Population

37,208

1.68% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

1.87% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

10.1%

22.5% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$94,175

7.86% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$337,300

6.74% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

17,585

0.074% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Orange County, VA had a population of 37.2k people with a median age of 42 and a median household income of $94,175. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Orange County, VA grew from 36,593 to 37,208, a 1.68% increase and its median household income grew from $87,309 to $94,175, a 7.86% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Orange County, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.92%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.32%), and White (Hispanic) (1.91%).

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.

97.9% of the residents in Orange County, VA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Orange County, VA are Germanna Community College (2,211 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Orange County, VA was $337,300, and the homeownership rate was 77.8%.

Most people in Orange County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 38.5 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 37.2k people, from which 97.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.69% of Orange County, VA residents were born outside of the country (1.74k people).

In 2023, there were 7.23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28k people) in Orange County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.88k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.2k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

98.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.9% of Orange County, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Orange County, VA was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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)
28k ± 212
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.88k ± 425
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
2.2k ± 482

6.55%

Hispanic Population

2.44k people

6.55% of the people in Orange County, VA are hispanic (2.44k people).

The following chart shows the 7 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
107,605 ± 8,003 people
India
98,735 ± 7,670 people
Mexico
59,855 ± 5,986 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,605 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,735 and Mexico with 59,855.

Foreign-Born Population

4.69%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.74k people

4.51%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.65k people

As of 2023, 4.69% of Orange County, VA residents (1.74k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Orange County, VA was 4.51%, 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-)
1,189 ± 355
Vietnam
653 ± 176
Gulf War (1990s)
453 ± 168

Orange County, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.82 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Orange County, VA employs 17.6k people. The largest industries in Orange County, VA are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,253 people), Construction (2,044 people), and Retail Trade (1,942 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($101,869), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($87,696), and Public Administration ($85,577).

Males in Virginia have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $69,674. The income inequality in Virginia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.475, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

17.6k

2023 Value

± 1,095

0.074%

1 Year growth

± 8.76%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Orange County, VA grew at a rate of 0.074%, from 17.6k employees to 17.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Orange County, VA, are Management Occupations (1,879 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,821 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,543 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Orange County, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

17.6k

2023 Value

± 1,095

0.074%

1 Year growth

± 8.76%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Orange County, VA grew at a rate of 0.074%, from 17.6k employees to 17.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Orange County, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,253 people), Construction (2,044 people), and Retail Trade (1,942 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

$62,905

Median earning men ± $4,019

$41,281

Median earning women ± $3,547

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($105,087), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,398), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($89,318).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($82,070), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,580), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,042).

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.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or 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 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Orange County, VA went to Donald J. Trump with 59.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (38.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.29%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (38.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.29%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Orange County, VA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Orange County, VA awarded 2,211 degrees. The student population of Orange County, VA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,815 male students and 4,873 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Orange County, VA are White (1,258 and 57.2%), followed by Black or African American (340 and 15.5%), Hispanic or Latino (308 and 14%), and Two or More Races (135 and 6.14%).

The largest universities in Orange County, VA by number of degrees awarded are Germanna Community College (2,211 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Orange County, VA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (813 and 36.8%), Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (660 and 29.9%), and Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, & Treatment Professions (155 and 7.01%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 7,688 students enrolled in Orange County, VA, 36.6% men and 63.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,067 records, of which 63.1% were women and 36.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
813 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
146 degrees awarded
Computer & Information Systems Security
44 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Orange County, VA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 813 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

2,211 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Germanna Community College with 2,211 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 726 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Orange County, VA, which is 0.489 times less than the 1,485 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,258 degrees mean that there were 3.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 340 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 ($4,650) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($263) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.884% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.904% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.71M), Bachelors Degree (1.47M), and Some college (1.4M).

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 Orange County, VA was $337,300 in 2023, which is 1.11 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $316,000 to $337,300, a 6.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Orange County, VA is 77.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Orange County, VA have an average commute time of 38.5 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 2023, 10.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Orange County, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.94%.

Housing

Property

$337,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$15,068

$11,411

Median Property Taxes

±$879

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

77.8%

Homeownership

2023

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 77.8% of the housing units in Orange County, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1101.04
Census Tract 1102

The following map shows all of the tracts in Orange County, VA 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.

$94,175

Median Household Income

± $7,330

14.7k

Number of Households

± 1,026

In 2023, the median household income of the 14.7k households in Orange County, VA grew to $94,175 from the previous year's value of $87,309.

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.

0.475

2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2022, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.164% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (74.5%)
Worked At Home (13.1%)
Carpooled (10.2%)

In 2023, 74.5% of workers in Orange County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.1%) and those who carpooled to work (10.2%).

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

38.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Orange County, VA have a longer commute time (38.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 8.21% 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 2023, 10.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Orange County, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.94%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

10.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Orange County, VA (3.69k out of 36.7k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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 2023, 12.9% of the children was living in poverty in Orange County, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.4%.

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.

Health

93.5% of the population of Orange County, VA has health coverage, with 46.7% on employee plans, 13.3% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 15.7% on non-group plans, and 2.45% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Orange County, VA see 2094 patients per year on average, which represents a 9.59% decrease from the previous year (2316 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3099 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1617 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,094 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Orange County, VA

Primary care physicians in Orange County, VA see an average of 2,094 patients per year. This represents a 9.59% decrease from the previous year (2,316 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 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.8% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 20% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.54%

Uninsured

46.7%

Employer Coverage

13.3%

Medicaid

15.3%

Medicare

15.7%

Non-Group

2.45%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Orange County, VA grew by 4.75% from 6.25% to 6.54%.

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 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 54.9 in Orange County, VA.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 34.1% in Orange County, VA.

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