Orange town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,584 ( 255 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.1 square miles
Population density: 216.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,881	90.73%	5.9%
Black:	74	0.98%	1.3%
Indian:	11	0.15%	62.1%
Asian:	52	0.69%	30.7%
2+ races:	176	2.32%	53.0%
Hispanic:	378	4.98%	70.3%

Total non-White:	703	9.27%	32.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-428	-6.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	173	2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,839
7,309	93.24%
75	0.96%
29	0.37%
75	0.96%
115	1.47%
222	2.83%
530	6.76%

2000
7,518
7,180	95.50%
108	1.44%
0	0.00%
21	0.28%
68	0.90%
141	1.88%
338	4.50%

1990
7,312
7,253	99.19%
13	0.18%
9	0.12%
20	0.27%
n/a
17	0.23%
59	0.81%

1980
6,844
6,791	99.23%
7	0.10%
27	0.39%
0	0.00%
n/a
19	0.28%
53	0.77%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

129	1.7
192	2.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-73	-1.0
279	3.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

462	6.8
6	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Orange town, MA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.8
1,600	21.1%
5,984	78.9%
1,454	19.2%

3,006
2.50

1,830	60.9%
1,338	73.1%
214	11.7%
1,176	39.1%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
1,797	22.9%
6,042	77.1%
1,144	14.6%

3,172
2.46

2,033	64.1%
1,462	71.9%
235	11.6%
1,139	35.9%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
2,004	26.7%
5,514	73.3%
1,078	14.3%

3,042
2.46

1,974	64.9%
1,483	75.1%
212	10.7%
1,068	35.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
2,086	28.5%
5,226	71.5%
1,010	13.8%

2,856
2.56

1,995	69.9%
1,648	82.6%
198	9.9%
861	30.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.1
2,061	30.1%
4,783	69.9%
927	13.5%

2,477
2.76

1,771	71.5%
1,475	83.3%
134	7.6%
706	28.5%

2022 Housing Data for Orange town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	132	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	169	5.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	187	6.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	215	7.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	151	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	204	6.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	53	1.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	68	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	82	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	359	11.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	218	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	389	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	236	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	280	9.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	133	4.4%
$200,000 or more	130	4.3%

Median Household Income	56,000
Per Capita Income	29,640

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	256	8.5%
Public Assistance	116	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	649	21.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,881	63.2%
Unemployed	233	5.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,114	68.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,444	31.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,091	860	55.9%
Non-Profit	71	286	19.9%
Self-Employed	179	144	55.4%

Local Government	123	172	41.7%
State Government	155	132	54.0%
Federal Government	0	7	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,270	1,004	55.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	349	597	36.9%
Total	1,619	1,601	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	18.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	278	8.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	433	13.4%
Professional, Technical	684	21.2%
Service Occupations	841	26.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	0.2%
All others	984	30.6%

White Collar		43.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	780	24.2%
Manufacturing	472	14.7%
Retail trade	349	10.8%
Educational services	346	10.7%
Construction	259	8.0%
Public administration	155	4.8%
Accommodation and food services	134	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	134	4.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	128	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	120	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	82	2.5%
Finance and insurance	81	2.5%
Information	67	2.1%
Other services	60	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	20	0.6%
Utilities	20	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	0.3%
Wholesale trade	4	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14	0.18%
Puerto Rican	189	2.49%
Cuban	4	0.05%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	145	1.91%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	139	1.83%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	6	0.08%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	26	0.34%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Cambodian	30	0.40%
Vietnamese	22	0.29%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,793	94.8%
Spanish	261	3.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	45	0.6%
Other Asian	30	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	24	0.3%
Other	13	0.2%
Vietnamese	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,199	15.8%
Irish	972	12.8%
French	930	12.3%
French Canadian	713	9.4%
Italian	548	7.2%
German	534	7.0%
American	496	6.5%
Polish	273	3.6%
Lithuanian	174	2.3%
European	148	2.0%
Scottish	90	1.2%
Austrian	69	0.9%
Swedish	69	0.9%
British	64	0.8%
Portuguese	59	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,401	97.6%
Not a citizen	183	2.4%

Native	7,263	95.8%
Foreign-born	321	4.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
130	2.4%	360	6.6%	2,315	42.6%	1,711	31.5%	624	11.5%	300	5.5%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	130	2.4%
9-12 Years	360	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,315	42.6%
Some College	1,711	31.5%
Bach. Degree	624	11.5%
Grad Degree	300	5.5%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +149	D +348	D + 9.8%
D +497
2020 vs. 2012	R +374	R +208	R + 7.9%
D +166
2020 vs. 2008	R +333	R +252	R + 8.7%
D +81

2016 vs. 2008	R +184	R +600	R + 18.5%
D -416
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Joe Biden (D)	1,984	52.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,699	44.7%	117	3.1%	3,800	13	-2	0.10%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	1,550	46.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,487	44.2%	330	9.8%	3,367	13	0	0.10%
2012	53%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,818	56.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,325	41.0%	92	2.8%	3,235	3	-6	0.10%
2008	56%	Barack Obama (D)	1,903	56.8%	John McCain (R)	1,366	40.8%	81	2.4%	3,350	5	-5	0.11%
2004	55%	John Kerry (D)	1,582	49.9%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,534	48.4%	53	1.7%	3,169	12	-2	0.11%
2000	52%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,331	46.4%	George W. Bush (R)	1,273	44.4%	262	9.1%	2,866	12	-3	0.11%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Orange town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,984

52.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,699

44.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

3,800

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): -2

2016 President, Orange town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,487

44.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,550

46.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

222

6.6%

Other

108

3.2%

TOTAL

3,367

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 0

2012 President, Orange town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,818

56.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,325

41.0%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

3,235

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -6

2008 President, Orange town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,903

56.8%

John McCain (R)

1,366

40.8%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

3,350

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Orange town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,534

48.4%

John Kerry (D)

1,582

49.9%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,169

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Orange town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,273

44.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,331

46.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

216

7.5%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

2,866

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Orange town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	43%	Maura Healey (D)	1,385	51.6%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,229	45.8%	71 [+]	2.6%	2,685	11	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 57 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 14 (0.5%);
2020	S2	60%	Ed Markey* (D)	2,001	53.6%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	1,636	43.8%	98 [+]	2.6%	3,735	13	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 98 (2.6%);
2018	S1	42%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	1,272	48.2%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,228	46.6%	137 [+]	5.2%	2,637	10	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 135 (5.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	G	42%	Charlie Baker* (R)	1,910	73.2%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	699	26.8%	0	0.0%	2,609	7	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2014	S2	37%	Ed Markey* (D)	1,242	55.0%	Brian Herr (R)	1,008	44.6%	9 [+]	0.4%	2,259	7	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 9 (0.4%);
2014	G	38%	Charlie Baker (R)	1,212	52.3%	Martha Coakley (D)	905	39.1%	200 [+]	8.6%	2,317	4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 116 (5.0%); Scott Lively (I) 43 (1.9%); Jeff McCormick (I) 35 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,386
Median Value	$206,900

Occupied	3,006	88.8%
Vacant	380	11.2%

Owned	2,135	71.0%
Rented	871	29.0%
Median Rent	$682

Single-Family Units	2,093	61.8%
Detached	2,065	61.0%
Attached	28	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	500	14.8%
Mobile Homes	224	6.6%

Orange town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Orange town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Orange town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Orange town, MA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Orange town, MA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Orange town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Orange town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Orange town, MA