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Moving to Orange, Connecticut

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Population: 13,233. Estimated population in July 2024: 13,970 (+5.6% change)
Males: 6,430 (48.6%), Females: 6,803 (51.4%)

New Haven County

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.2 years
Median household income: $79,365
Median house value: $254,900

Population by Race

Races in Orange:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
  • Chinese (1.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Korean (0.8%)

Ancestries: Italian (34.5%), Irish (16.5%), Polish (9.5%), English (9.0%), German (8.4%), Russian (4.8%).

Elevation: 185 feet

Land area: 17.2 square miles

Map of Orange, CT

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Orange

  • High school or higher: 92.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 45.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 24.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Orange town

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 70.1%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 4.7%

7.5% Foreign born (3.8% Europe, 2.1% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Orange:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Orange:

  • TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 11 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Abbreviation: HVN)
  • IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
  • DANBURY MUNI (about 32 miles; DANBURY, CT; Abbreviation: DXR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Orange:

  • WATERBURY-OXFORD (about 15 miles; OXFORD, CT; Abbreviation: OXC)
  • MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI (about 21 miles; MERIDEN, CT; Abbreviation: MMK)
  • HUMMINGBIRD (about 21 miles; WALLINGFORD, CT; Abbreviation: 4C3)

Amtrak stations near Orange:

  • 8 miles: NEW HAVEN (50 UNION AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: BRIDGEPORT (525 WATER ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 19 miles: WALLINGFORD (37 HALL AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orange:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 5 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
  • SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 8,808)
  • GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)
  • YALE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 11,011)
  • QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; HAMDEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 5,836)
  • SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,120)
  • FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,197)

Private high school in Orange:

  • BETH CHANA ACADEMY HIGH SCH-A (Students: 17; Location: 261 DERBY AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)

Public primary/middle schools in Orange:

  • AMITY REGIONAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL: ORANGE (Students: 598; Location: 100 OHMAN AVE.; Grades: 07 – 09)
  • PECK PLACE SCHOOL (Students: 411; Location: 500 PECK LN.; Grades: 01 – 06)
  • RACE BROOK SCHOOL (Students: 366; Location: 107 GRANNIS RD.; Grades: 01 – 06)
  • TURKEY HILL SCHOOL (Students: 357; Location: 441 TURKEY HILL RD.; Grades: 01 – 06)
  • MARY L. TRACY SCHOOL (Students: 216; Location: 107 SCHOOLHOUSE LN.; Grades: PK – KG)
  • HOMEBOUND (Location: 637 ORANGE CENTER ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)

Private primary/middle schools in Orange:

  • FOUNDATION SCHOOL INC (Students: 171; Location: 719 DERBY MILFORD ROAD; Grades: UG – UG)
  • NEW HAVEN HEBREW DAY SCHOOL (Students: 120; Location: 261 DERBY AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Orange:

  • CASE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $479,526; Location: 613 ORANGE CENTER RD.; 78,618 books; 2,712 audio materials; 2,876 video materials; 177 serial subscriptions)

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