About Orleans

Orleans is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 2,265 people and just one neighborhood, Orleans is the 233rd largest community in Indiana.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Orleans is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.1% of the Orleans workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Orleans is a town of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Orleans who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.44%), food service (10.41%), and sales jobs (9.79%).

Orleans is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Orleans, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.74% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Orleans is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Orleans Information and Demographics

Orleans ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.87% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Orleans in 2000 was $14,476, which is low income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $57,904 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Orleans is English.