Orange, Massachusetts Population

Overview

7,622

Total Population

42.7

Median age

54.66%

Female population %

83:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

60.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

188

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 42.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Orange town's population under 18 was 20.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Orange town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Orange town, 16.45% were under the age of 15, 17.86% aged 15 to 29, 44.52% aged 30 to 64, 20.24% aged 65 to 84, and 0.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 710 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 54.66% females and 45.34% males in Orange, Massachusetts.
The Orange, Massachusetts gender ratio is 83:100 i.e. 83 men to 100 women (0.830).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 293.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 472.

Orange town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Orange town population: 94% are White, 0.96% are Black or African American, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.06% are Asian and 3.84% are multiracial.
Orange town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 188 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,434 (97.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Orange town is White with a population of 7,165 (94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,849 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Orange town's population increased by 321 (4.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Orange town's population decreased by 274 (3.50%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2001 at 7,503.