About Orange City

Orange City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 5,583 people and just one neighborhood, Orange City is the 70th largest community in Iowa.

Orange City is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Orange City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Orange City who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.75%), sales jobs (12.59%), and teaching (9.20%).

Orange City is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Orange City to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.

Because of many things, Orange City is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Orange City a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Orange City has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Orange City's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Orange City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 9.09 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Orange City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Orange City Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Orange City citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.45% of adults in Orange City have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Orange City in 2000 was $17,413, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,652 for a family of four.

The people who call Orange City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Orange City is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Orange City include Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Orange City is English. Some people also speak Spanish.