One downside of living in Orange, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.95 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
A lot of people in Orange take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the town, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Orange, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.
The percentage of adults in Orange who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.95% of the adults in Orange have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Orange in 2022 was $28,523, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,092 for a family of four. However, Orange contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Orange is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Orange home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Orange residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Orange also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.77% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Orange include Haitian, Jamaican, Guyanese, Nigerian, and Ethiopian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Orange's cultural character, accounting for 40.68% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Orange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
