Demographics of Orono city, Minnesota

Orono city, Minnesota had 8,301 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Orono city, in four figures

8,301
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,195 ±31.; < +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +3 people.; 46.6 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $173,527 ±$23,640
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.

Orono city, Minnesota's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Orono city, Minnesota'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Orono city, Minnesota's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Orono city, Minnesota'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	8,298	100.0	100.0
2021	8,189	98.7	100.2
2022	8,135	98.0	100.7
2023	8,144	98.1	101.6
2024	8,247	99.4	102.5
2025	8,301	100.0	103.1

Population of Orono city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,298	—
2021	8,189	−109
2022	8,135	−54
2023	8,144	+9
2024	8,247	+103
2025	8,301	+54

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.6 ±2.7: for men 46.6 ±2.2 and for women 46.6 ±6.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Orono city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	546 ±189	6.7% ±2.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,651 ±277	20.1% ±3.4	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	370 ±127	4.5% ±1.6	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,285 ±228	15.7% ±2.8	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,902 ±401	35.4% ±4.9	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,441 ±220	17.6% ±2.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $173,527 ±$23,640, and income per person $124,728 ±$35,565, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Orono city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	247 ±103	8.1% ±3.3	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	153 ±62	5.0% ±2.0	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	176 ±70	5.8% ±2.3	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	318 ±149	10.4% ±4.8	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	409 ±131	13.4% ±4.2	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	418 ±143	13.7% ±4.6	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,331 ±151	43.6% ±4.3	13.8% ±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 Orono city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	510 ±182	6.2% ±2.2	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	26 to 190	1.2% to 8.6%	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	76 to 252	2.1% to 6.7%	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	238 ±113	10.6% ±4.8	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Orono city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Orono city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	3,416 ±244	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.3% ±8.2	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.7% ±5.1	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	90.9% ±2.9	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	9.1% ±3.5	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,004,500 ±$88,129	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,818 ±$203	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±5	1979 ±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 Orono city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 138	0% to 1.7%	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,861 ±596	83.7% ±7.3	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.7%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	21 to 1,061	0.3% to 12.9%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	19 to 741	0.2% to 9.0%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	316 ±147	3.9% ±1.8	4.5% ±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 Orono city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	5,309 ±364	64.8% ±4.4	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,232 ±338	27.2% ±4.1	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	48 to 230	0.6% to 2.8%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	190 to 840	2.3% to 10.3%	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	309 ±151	3.8% ±1.8	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5 to 407	0.1% to 5.0%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Orono city among the places of Minnesota

119th of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Orono city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Waite Park city	8,399 ±29
St. Francis city	8,372 ±28
Virginia city	8,332 ±23
New Prague city	8,237 ±22
Albertville city	8,207 ±30
Orono city	8,195 ±31
Mahtomedi city	8,133 ±21
Wyoming city	8,087 ±38
Shorewood city	7,647 ±22
Belle Plaine city	7,423 ±19
Crookston city	7,344 ±58

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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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026