Orange Cove is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 9,525 people and two associated neighborhoods, Orange Cove is the 425th largest community in California.When you are in Orange Cove, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 61.48% of Orange Cove’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Orange Cove is a city of farmers, fishers, or foresters, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Orange Cove who work in farm management occupations (37.00%), office and administrative support (7.76%), and maintenance occupations (4.90%). Another important characteristic of Orange Cove is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town. As is often the case in a small city, Orange Cove doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Orange Cove have a very low rate of college education: just 6.66% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Orange Cove in 2022 was $12,306, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $49,224 for a family of four. However, Orange Cove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Orange Cove also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 46.48% of its population below the federal poverty line.Orange Cove is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Orange Cove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Orange Cove, accounting for 96.08% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Orange Cove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Orange Cove include Scots-Irish, German, French, Irish, and Portuguese. Orange Cove also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 36.13%. The most common language spoken in Orange Cove is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
