Demographics of Orange city, California

Orange city, California had 138,365 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,098 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Orange city, in four figures

138,365
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 138,266 ±77.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −1,098 people.; 37.2 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $117,113 ±$4,442
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Orange city, California's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Orange city, California'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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Orange city, California's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Orange city, California'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	139,463	100.0	100.0
2021	138,673	99.4	100.2
2022	138,416	99.2	100.7
2023	138,558	99.4	101.6
2024	138,324	99.2	102.5
2025	138,365	99.2	103.1

Population of Orange city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	139,463	—
2021	138,673	−790
2022	138,416	−257
2023	138,558	+142
2024	138,324	−234
2025	138,365	+41

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.2 ±0.8: for men 36.4 ±0.8 and for women 38.2 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Orange city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	7,239 ±807	5.2% ±0.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	20,910 ±1,207	15.1% ±0.9	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	14,577 ±906	10.5% ±0.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	40,701 ±1,637	29.4% ±1.2	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	33,659 ±1,379	24.3% ±1.0	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	21,180 ±1,137	15.3% ±0.8	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $117,113 ±$4,442, and income per person $51,601 ±$2,094, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Orange city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	4,340 ±551	9.6% ±1.2	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,389 ±559	9.7% ±1.2	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,722 ±576	10.4% ±1.3	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,662 ±720	12.5% ±1.6	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	9,064 ±722	20.0% ±1.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,275 ±689	13.8% ±1.5	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10,877 ±689	24.0% ±1.4	20.5% ±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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	12,622 ±1,732	9.5% ±1.3	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,001 ±640	11.0% ±2.3	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,978 ±1,012	9.1% ±1.3	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,643 ±448	9.2% ±1.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Orange city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Orange city	California	United States
Housing units	46,952 ±883	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.5% ±0.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.5% ±0.9	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.7% ±1.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.3% ±2.0	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$945,800 ±$15,015	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,327 ±$50	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±2	1976 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	55,223 ±2,260	39.9% ±1.6	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	54,257 ±2,124	39.2% ±1.5	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,073 ±530	1.5% ±0.4	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	19,090 ±1,711	13.8% ±1.2	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	50 to 292	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	215 ±91	0.2% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	230 to 694	0.2% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,775 ±1,012	4.9% ±0.7	4.4% ±<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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	86,455 ±1,656	62.5% ±1.2	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,331 ±1,429	14.0% ±1.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,241 ±535	1.6% ±0.4	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	30,239 ±1,410	21.9% ±1.0	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	18,536 ±1,258	13.4% ±0.9	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	11,703 ±835	8.5% ±0.6	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Orange city among the places of California

42nd of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Orange city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Escondido city	149,668 ±57
Pomona city	147,943 ±74
Visalia city	143,939 ±53
Torrance city	142,130 ±39
Fullerton city	140,968 ±79
Orange city	138,266 ±77
Victorville city	137,627 ±74
Pasadena city	136,969 ±105
Santa Clara city	130,256 ±69
Simi Valley city	125,634 ±100
Thousand Oaks city	125,205 ±97

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Orange city, California

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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