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Moving to Orange Park, Florida

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Population: 9,081. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,205 (+1.4% change)
Males: 4,310 (47.5%), Females: 4,771 (52.5%)

Clay County

Zip codes: 32065, 32073.

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $47,631
Median house value: $111,000

Population by Race

Races in Orange Park:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.3%)
  • Black (11.0%)
  • Hispanic (4.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • Filipino (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

Ancestries: English (16.5%), German (14.6%), Irish (12.4%), United States (11.1%), French (4.9%), Italian (3.8%).

Elevation: 24 feet

Land area: 3.9 square miles

Map of Orange Park, FL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Orange Park

  • High school or higher: 87.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
  • Unemployed: 7.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Orange Park town

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 58.9%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

5.8% Foreign born (2.7% Asia, 1.2% Europe, 1.1% Latin America, 0.6% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: -458 (-4.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Orange Park:

  • ORANGE PARK MEDICAL CENTER INC (2001 KINGSLEY AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Orange Park:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Orange Park:

  • JACKSONVILLE INTL (about 22 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: JAX)
  • ST AUGUSTINE (about 30 miles; ST AUGUSTINE, FL; Abbreviation: SGJ)
  • GAINESVILLE RGNL (about 52 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: GNV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Orange Park:

Amtrak station near Orange Park:

  • 14 miles: JACKSONVILLE (3570 CLIFFORD LANE). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Orange Park:

  • HERITAGE INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 22; Location: 2141-125 LOCH RANE BLVD; Private, for-profit)
  • NATIONAL TRAINING INC (Location: 188 COLLEGE DR; Private, for-profit)
  • ORANGE PARK BEAUTY ACADEMY (Location: 2170 PARK AVE; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orange Park:

  • FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 12 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 10,495)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 19 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,256)
  • SAINT JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; PALATKA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,509)
  • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 56 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 41,543)
  • SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,942)
  • CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; OCALA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,101)
  • EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,008)

Schools

Public high schools in Orange Park:

  • ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,352; Location: 2300 KINGSLEY AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,792; Location: 466 MADISON AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Orange Park:

  • ST JOHNS COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 720; Location: 3100 DOCTORS LAKE DRIVE; Grades: PK – 12)
  • ORANGE PARK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 309; Location: 1324 KINGSLEY AVENUE; Grades: KG – 12)
  • SONLIGHT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 27; Location: 997 BLANDING BLVD #6A; Grades: KG – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Orange Park:

  • LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,381; Location: 2750 MOODY ROAD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,221; Location: 1500 GANO AVENUE; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • FLEMING ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,166; Location: 4425 LAKESHORE DRIVE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • THUNDERBOLT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,131; Location: 2020 THUNDERBOLT ROAD; Grades: PK – 06)
  • ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,100; Location: 5400 PINE AVENUE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • W. E. CHERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,041; Location: 420 EDSON DRIVE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 790; Location: 421 JEFFERSON AVENUE; Grades: PK – 08)
  • GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 760; Location: 1643 MILLER STREET; Grades: PK – 06)
  • S. BRYAN JENNINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 676; Location: 215 CORONA DRIVE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 641; Location: 2752 MOODY ROAD; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Orange Park:

  • GRACE EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL (Students: 237; Location: 230 KINGSLEY AVE; Grades: PK – 5)
  • WONDERWORKS (Students: 110; Location: 2063 PARK AVE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • ORANGE PARK KINDERGARTEN (Students: 74; Location: 3050 MOODY AVE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 35; Location: 4325 HWY 17 SOUTH; Grades: UG – UG)

Libraries

Library in Orange Park:

  • CLAY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $1,759,787; Location: 2054 PLAINFIELD AVE.; 202,761 books; 7,281 audio materials; 2,812 video materials; 534 serial subscriptions)

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