Moving to Orange City, Iowa

Population: 5,582. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,775 (+3.5% change)
Males: 2,576 (46.1%), Females: 3,006 (53.9%)

Sioux County

Zip code: 51041

Demographics

Median resident age: 27.9 years
Median household income: $39,721
Median house value: $99,200

Population by Race

Races in Orange City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
  • Black (0.5%)

Ancestries: Dutch (52.7%), German (23.2%), Norwegian (5.8%), Irish (4.8%), United States (4.8%), Swedish (4.3%).

Elevation: 1045 feet

Land area: 3.1 square miles

Map of Orange City, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Orange City

  • High school or higher: 83.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 9.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Orange City city

  • Never married: 34.9%
  • Now married: 57.1%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 2.0%

2.2% Foreign born (1.1% Asia, 0.4% Europe, 0.4% Africa, 0.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +514 (+10.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Orange City:

  • ORANGE CITY MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (400 CENTRAL AVENUE NW)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Orange City:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Orange City:

  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 48 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 61 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 92 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Orange City:

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Orange City:

  • NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,207; Location: 101 SEVENTH ST SW; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.nwciowa.edu)

Colleges and Universities

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

  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 63 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 87 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 118 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)

Schools

Public high school in Orange City:

  • MOC-FLOYD VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 453; Location: 615 8TH ST SE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Orange City:

  • UNITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 373; Location: 216 MICHIGAN AVE S W; Grades: 9 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Orange City:

  • ORANGE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 386; Location: 312 1ST ST NW; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Orange City:

  • ORANGE CITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 279; Location: 604 THIRD STREET SW; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Orange City:

  • ORANGE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $281,923; Location: 112 ALBANY AVE. SE; 44,469 books; 3,098 audio materials; 2,985 video materials; 170 serial subscriptions)