Orange is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 137,941 people and 27 associated neighborhoods, Orange is the 43rd largest community in California. Orange home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Orange real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Orange is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.20% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Orange is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Orange who work in management occupations (11.68%), office and administrative support (10.64%), and sales jobs (9.45%). Also of interest is that Orange has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.66% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Orange citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.72% of adults in Orange have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Orange in 2022 was $51,601, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $206,404 for a family of four. However, Orange contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Orange is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Orange home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Orange, accounting for 39.94% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Orange residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Orange include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. In addition, Orange has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.87%). The most common language spoken in Orange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
