Moving to Orestes, Indiana

Population: 334. Estimated population in July 2024: 326 (-2.4% change)
Males: 176 (52.7%), Females: 158 (47.3%)

Madison County

Zip code: 46063

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $39,219
Median house value: $57,600

Population by Race

Races in Orestes:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • Hispanic (3.3%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (26.0%), United States (23.1%), German (16.5%), Irish (15.9%), Dutch (3.0%), Czech (1.5%).

Elevation: 874 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Orestes, IN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Orestes

  • High school or higher: 69.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 1.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Orestes town

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 56.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 4.8%
  • Divorced: 15.0%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -117 (-25.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Orestes:

  • ST VINCENT MERCY HOSPITAL, INC (about 8 miles; ELWOOD, IN)
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ANDERSON & MADSN CO (about 11 miles; ANDERSON, IN)
  • SAINT JOHNS HEALTH SYSTEM (about 13 miles; ANDERSON, IN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Orestes:

  • ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 15 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Abbreviation: AID)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY – JOHNSON FIELD (about 24 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Abbreviation: MIE)
  • MOUNT COMFORT (about 33 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Abbreviation: MQJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Orestes:

  • ELWOOD (about 7 miles; ELWOOD, IN; Abbreviation: 3I1)
  • ALEXANDRIA (about 8 miles; ALEXANDRIA, IN; Abbreviation: I99)
  • MARION MUNI (about 16 miles; MARION, IN; Abbreviation: MZZ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orestes:

  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 25 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,013)
  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,721)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 45 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 19,818)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 47 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,397)