Orient is a somewhat small town located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 13,332 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Orient is the 141st largest community in Ohio.

Orient is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Orient is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Orient who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.62%), management occupations (8.58%), and sales jobs (8.13%).

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

Orient is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 99.2% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Orient.

Orient 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.

Orient Information and Demographics

In Orient, just 9.49% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Orient in 2000 was $17,666, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,664 for a family of four.

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

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