Demographics of Orange County, Virginia

Orange County, Virginia had 40,083 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,687 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

40,083
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +10.1%
Change since July 2020: +3,687 people.; 42.1 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $94,008 ±$4,855
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, Virginia's population grew 10.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Orange County, Virginia'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, Virginia's population grew 10.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Orange County, Virginia'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	36,396	100.0	100.0
2021	37,219	102.3	100.2
2022	38,015	104.4	100.7
2023	38,572	106.0	101.6
2024	39,193	107.7	102.5
2025	40,083	110.1	103.1

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Population of Orange County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	36,396	+211	+13	+2	+208
2021	37,219	+823	−48	+9	+895
2022	38,015	+796	−63	+25	+812
2023	38,572	+557	+10	+37	+503
2024	39,193	+621	+20	+85	+515
2025	40,083	+890	+14	+43	+841

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.1 ±0.8: for men 40.3 ±1.9 and for women 44.7 ±1.4. 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	Virginia	United States
Under 5	2,234 ±153	5.9% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,957 ±430	15.8% ±1.1	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,572 ±339	6.8% ±0.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,225 ±530	24.4% ±1.4	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,133 ±538	26.8% ±1.4	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,701 ±557	20.4% ±1.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $94,008 ±$4,855, and income per person $44,923 ±$2,609, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia 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	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,373 ±304	9.2% ±2.0	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,035 ±384	13.7% ±2.6	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,277 ±426	15.3% ±2.8	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,103 ±432	14.2% ±2.9	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,359 ±529	22.6% ±3.5	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,788 ±322	12.0% ±2.2	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,921 ±340	12.9% ±2.3	17.7% ±0.2	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	Virginia	United States
All ages	3,667 ±921	9.8% ±2.5	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,185 ±441	14.5% ±5.3	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,812 ±493	9.8% ±2.6	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	670 ±174	6.3% ±1.6	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Orange County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Orange County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	16,131 ±26	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.1% ±2.1	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.9% ±2.0	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.7% ±2.4	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.3% ±2.5	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$364,200 ±$11,645	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,205 ±$96	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±3	1984 ±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	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,650 ±0	7.0% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	28,310 ±179	74.9% ±0.5	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,812 ±344	10.1% ±0.9	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	378 ±91	1.0% ±0.2	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	111 to 435	0.3% to 1.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,397 ±346	6.3% ±0.9	4.7% ±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	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	20,811 ±1,031	55.0% ±2.7	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	14,438 ±946	38.2% ±2.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	657 ±219	1.7% ±0.6	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,916 ±367	5.1% ±1.0	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,187 ±280	3.1% ±0.7	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	729 ±241	1.9% ±0.6	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Orange County among the counties of Virginia

47th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Orange County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Louisa County	42,924	+13.6%
Warren County	42,740	+4.8%
Danville city	41,647	−2.2%
Isle of Wight County	41,321	+6.7%
Gloucester County	40,097	+3.5%
Orange County	40,083	+10.1%
Tazewell County	38,635	−4.4%
Wise County	34,824	−3.5%
Caroline County	34,413	+11.3%
Botetourt County	34,144	+1.5%
Accomack County	33,859	+1.4%

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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