Orange County, IN Population

Overview

19,752

Total Population

42.1

Median age

49.81%

Female population %

100.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

353

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Orange County is 42.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Orange County's population under 18 was 22.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Orange County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Orange County, 18.63% were under the age of 15, 17.47% aged 15 to 29, 44.32% aged 30 to 64, 16.79% aged 65 to 84, and 2.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 76 less females than males in Orange County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.81% females and 50.19% males in Orange County, IN.
The Orange County, IN gender ratio is 100.8:100 i.e. 100.8 men to 100 women (1.008).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 884.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 846.

Orange County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Orange County population: 94.51% are White, 1.67% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.52% are Asian, 0.34% are some other race and 2.92% are multiracial.
Orange County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 353 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,399 (98.21% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Orange County is White with a population of 18,667 (94.51% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,942 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Orange County's population increased by 507 (2.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Orange County's population increased by 36 (0.18%), 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 2022, Orange County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 19,305.