Orange, Connecticut Population

Overview

14,225

Total Population

44.9

Median age

54.00%

Female population %

85.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

71.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

429

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Orange town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Orange town is 44.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Orange town's population under 18 was 22.52%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Orange town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Orange town, 18.89% were under the age of 15, 14.34% aged 15 to 29, 43.94% aged 30 to 64, 18.69% aged 65 to 84, and 4.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,137 more females than males in Orange town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.00% females and 46.00% males in Orange, Connecticut.
The Orange, Connecticut gender ratio is 85.2:100 i.e. 85.2 men to 100 women (0.852).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 587.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 606.

Orange town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Orange town population: 78.57% are White, 6.24% are Black or African American, 11.83% are Asian, 1.08% are some other race and 2.28% are multiracial.
Orange town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 429 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,796 (96.98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Orange town is White with a population of 11,177 (78.57% of the total population).

Orange town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 14,253 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Orange town's population increased by 725 (5.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Orange town's population increased by 291 (2.08%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2021, Orange town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 13,237.