# Orange County, New York demographics

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Orange County, New York (county FIPS 36071) has a median household income of $97,178 (±$2,147) and a total population of 406,616 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 52 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 406,616 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 37 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 138,608 | ±924 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $97,178 | ±$2,147 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $387,900 | ±$4,133 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,680 | ±$32 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 67.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 32.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 89.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 32.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 12.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 5.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 36071 |
| Land area | 812.08 sq mi |
| Water area | 26.24 sq mi |
| Population density | 501 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [10990](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10990) | 7.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [10940](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10940) | 7.5% | 96% | Yes |
| [10924](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10924) | 4.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [12549](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12549) | 4.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [10950](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10950) | 4.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [12550](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12550) | 4.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [12771](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12771) | 4.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [10987](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10987) | 4.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [10918](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10918) | 4% | 100% | Yes |
| [10941](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10941) | 3.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [12553](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12553) | 3% | 100% | Yes |
| [12586](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12586) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [10916](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10916) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [12780](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12780) | 2.8% | 93.7% | Yes |
| [10998](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10998) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [10958](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10958) | 2.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [12746](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12746) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [12566](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12566) | 2.3% | 33.5% |  |
| [10926](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10926) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [12575](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12575) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [10930](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10930) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [10963](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10963) | 1.5% | 95% | Yes |
| [12729](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12729) | 1.5% | 53.9% | Yes |
| [10992](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10992) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [10969](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10969) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [10925](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10925) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [12589](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12589) | 1.1% | 15.3% |  |
| [10928](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10928) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [10973](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10973) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [10921](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10921) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [12518](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12518) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [12577](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12577) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [12721](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12721) | 0.9% | 30.7% |  |
| [10975](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10975) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [10917](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10917) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [12520](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12520) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [10919](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10919) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [10996](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10996) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [12785](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12785) | 0.4% | 21.9% |  |
| [10914](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10914) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [10910](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10910) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [10922](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10922) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [12543](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12543) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [12542](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/12542) | 0.2% | 9% |  |
| [10933](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10933) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [10985](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10985) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [10988](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10988) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [10932](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10932) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [10953](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10953) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [10915](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10915) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [10974](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10974) | 0% | 0.7% |  |
| [10979](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/10979) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:071&in=state:36
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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```

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