Orange County, VA

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None of the households in Orange County, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Orange County, VA are Germanna Community College (1,724 degrees awarded in 2023).

Most people in Orange County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 38.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Orange County, VA was 2 cars per household.

Orange County, VA borders Albemarle County, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Greene County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Madison County, VA, and Spotsylvania County, VA.

United States Virginia

Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Orange County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Orange County, VA.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
107,605 ± 8,003 people
India
98,735 ± 7,670 people
Mexico
59,855 ± 5,986 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Orange County, VA was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,605 Orange County, VA residents, followed by India with 98,735 and Mexico with 59,855.

Foreign-Born Population

4.69%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.74k people

4.51%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.65k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Orange County, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Orange County, VA employs 17.6k people. The largest industries in Orange County, VA are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,253 people), Construction (2,044 people), and Retail Trade (1,942 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Virginia have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $69,674. The income inequality in Virginia (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

17.6k

2023 Value

± 1,095

0.074%

1 Year growth

± 8.76%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Orange County, VA, are Management Occupations (1,879 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,821 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,543 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Orange County, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

17.6k

2023 Value

± 1,095

0.074%

1 Year growth

± 8.76%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Orange County, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,253 people), Construction (2,044 people), and Retail Trade (1,942 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Orange County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Orange County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($105,087), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,398), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($89,318).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($82,070), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,580), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,042).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

85
Construction
68
Other Services (except Public Administration)
49
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$81.8k
Manufacturing
$42k
Retail Trade
$28.8k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Orange County, VA went to Donald J. Trump with 59.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (38.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.29%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (38.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.29%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Orange County, VA went to Donald J. Trump with 59.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (38.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.29%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Orange County, VA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Orange County, VA awarded 1,724 degrees. The student population of Orange County, VA in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Orange County, VA are White (988 and 57.4%), followed by Black or African American (274 and 15.9%), Hispanic or Latino (215 and 12.5%), and Two or More Races (107 and 6.22%).

The largest universities in Orange County, VA by number of degrees awarded are Germanna Community College (1,724 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Orange County, VA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (661 and 38.3%), Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (363 and 21.1%), and Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, & Treatment Professions (132 and 7.66%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 8,082 students enrolled in Orange County, VA, 38.6% men and 61.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,081 records, of which 60.5% were women and 39.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
661 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
131 degrees awarded
Computer & Information Systems Security
51 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Orange County, VA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 661 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Orange County, VA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Germanna Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,724 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Germanna Community College with 1,724 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 573 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Orange County, VA, which is 0.498 times less than the 1,151 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 988 degrees mean that there were 3.61 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 274 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,788) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($278) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.71M), Bachelors Degree (1.47M), and Some college (1.4M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Orange County, VA have an average commute time of 38.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Orange County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Orange County, VA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$94,175

Median Household Income

± $7,330

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Orange County, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Orange County, VA is from Orange County, VA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Orange County, VA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (74.5%)
Worked At Home (13.1%)
Carpooled (10.2%)

In 2023, 74.5% of workers in Orange County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.1%) and those who carpooled to work (10.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

38.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Orange County, VA have a longer commute time (38.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 8.21% of the workforce in Orange County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Orange County, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Orange County, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Orange County, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Orange County, VA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Orange County, VA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Orange County, VA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Orange County, VA see 2094 patients per year on average, which represents a 9.59% decrease from the previous year (2316 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3099 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1617 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,094 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Orange County, VA

Primary care physicians in Orange County, VA see an average of 2,094 patients per year. This represents a 9.59% decrease from the previous year (2,316 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Orange County, VA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.8% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 20% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Orange County, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Orange County, VA.

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