Orange is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 128,438 people and 25 constituent neighborhoods, Orange is the 35th largest community in California.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Orange is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Orange is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Orange who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.96%), sales jobs (12.73%), and management occupations (10.89%).

Also of interest is that Orange has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Orange is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

One of the nice things about Orange is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Orange Information and Demographics

The education level of Orange citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 27.96% of adults in Orange have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Orange in 2000 was $24,294, which is upper middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,176 for a family of four.

Orange is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Orange home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Orange is White, followed by Asian. Orange also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.22% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Orange include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Orange's cultural character, accounting for 25.15% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Orange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.