About Orono

Orono is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 7,534 people and just one neighborhood, Orono is the 111st largest community in Minnesota.

Orono is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.32% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Orono is a city of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Orono who work in management occupations (19.59%), sales jobs (14.40%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.99%).

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

In addition, Orono 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.

Orono is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Orono's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Orono is a very car-oriented city. 97.6% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Orono is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Orono has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Orono Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Orono, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Orono is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.72% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Orono in 2000 was $65,825, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $263,300 for a family of four. However, Orono contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Orono is English.