Demographics of Orange County, New York

Orange County, New York had 417,669 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +16,696 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Orange County, in four figures

417,669
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.2%
Change since July 2020: +16,696 people.; 37.0 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $97,178 ±$2,147
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Orange County, New York's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Orange County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Orange County, New York's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Orange County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	400,973	100.0	100.0
2021	405,133	101.0	100.2
2022	407,314	101.6	100.7
2023	410,179	102.3	101.6
2024	415,088	103.5	102.5
2025	417,669	104.2	103.1

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Population of Orange County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	400,973	−339	+164	+2	−502
2021	405,133	+4,160	+2,132	+251	+1,472
2022	407,314	+2,181	+2,314	+1,806	−1,857
2023	410,179	+2,865	+2,574	+2,969	−2,722
2024	415,088	+4,909	+2,918	+3,795	−1,824
2025	417,669	+2,581	+2,817	+1,150	−1,410

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.0 ±0.2: for men 36.0 ±0.2 and for women 37.9 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Orange County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	27,339 ±19	6.7% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	76,848 ±1,450	18.9% ±0.4	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	41,442 ±1,063	10.2% ±0.3	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	99,154 ±1,457	24.4% ±0.4	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	102,298 ±1,465	25.2% ±0.4	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	59,535 ±1,477	14.6% ±0.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $97,178 ±$2,147, and income per person $43,052 ±$779, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Orange County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	17,620 ±1,293	12.7% ±0.9	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	18,917 ±1,227	13.6% ±0.9	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	17,622 ±989	12.7% ±0.7	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	16,797 ±1,003	12.1% ±0.7	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	26,965 ±1,277	19.5% ±0.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	17,926 ±896	12.9% ±0.6	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	22,761 ±1,012	16.4% ±0.7	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Orange County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	50,347 ±3,615	12.6% ±0.9	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	18,478 ±1,511	18.0% ±1.4	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	23,670 ±1,737	11.1% ±0.8	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	8,199 ±898	9.8% ±1.1	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Orange County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Orange County	New York	United States
Housing units	149,699 ±163	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.6% ±0.6	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.4% ±0.6	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.8% ±0.9	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.2% ±1.0	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$387,900 ±$4,133	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,680 ±$32	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±1	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Orange County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	97,218 ±0	23.9% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	235,383 ±1,125	57.9% ±0.3	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	42,597 ±1,185	10.5% ±0.3	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	11,530 ±587	2.8% ±0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	364 ±129	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 61	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3,099 ±796	0.8% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	16,400 ±1,481	4.0% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Orange County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	281,354 ±3,119	69.2% ±0.8	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	58,429 ±2,433	14.4% ±0.6	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	11,194 ±1,186	2.8% ±0.3	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	55,639 ±2,408	13.7% ±0.6	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	31,405 ±1,950	7.7% ±0.5	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	24,234 ±1,670	6.0% ±0.4	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Orange County among the counties of New York

12th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Orange County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Westchester County	1,015,743	+1.4%
Erie County	946,741	−0.6%
Monroe County	750,506	−1.0%
Richmond County	501,290	+1.2%
Onondaga County	466,584	−1.9%
Orange County	417,669	+4.2%
Rockland County	357,397	+5.9%
Albany County	321,225	+2.2%
Dutchess County	300,708	+1.5%
Saratoga County	241,343	+2.3%
Oneida County	226,392	−2.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026