Orange is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 136,178 people and 27 associated neighborhoods, Orange is the 43rd largest community in California. Housing costs in Orange are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Unlike some cities, Orange isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Orange are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Orange is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Orange who work in management occupations (12.28%), office and administrative support (12.04%), and sales jobs (9.63%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.08% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The education level of Orange ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Orange, 40.27% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Orange in 2022 was $48,092, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $192,368 for a family of four. However, Orange contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Orange is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Asian. Orange also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.05% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Orange include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. Foreign born people are also an important part of Orange's cultural character, accounting for 21.58% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Orange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
