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Orange town, Franklin County, MA

7,682 Population
35.1 square miles 218.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.9 ±2.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Franklin County: 46.1 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$26,235 ±$2,219 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Franklin County: $34,202 ±$1,277
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Massachusetts: $41,794 ±$203
$46,228 ±$5,024 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Franklin County: $59,522 ±$1,827
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Massachusetts: $77,378 ±$425

10.5% ±3.2% (800  ±247) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Franklin County: 10.4% 7,226 (±1% / ±701)
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 10.8% 710,305 (±0.2% / ±10,546)

28.5 minutes ±3.9 (93,305  ±15,581) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Franklin County: 24.4 821,810 (±0.7 / ±28,667)
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.7 98,776,565 (±0.1 / ±435,192)

Families

3,137 ±168 Number of households
  • Franklin County: 30,328 ±460
  • Massachusetts: 2,601,914 ±4,637
2.4 ±0.1 (7,624  ±54) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Franklin County: 2.3 69,280 (±0 / ±314)
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,579,553

3.9% ±2.7% (62  ±44) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Franklin County: 5% † 746 (±1% / ±152)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,766 (±0.1% / ±1,962)

Housing

3,582 ±184 Number of housing units
  • Franklin County: 34,071 ±153
  • Massachusetts: 2,882,739 ±709

$161,800 ±$8,925 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Franklin County: $229,300 ±$3,575
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Massachusetts: $366,800 ±$1,044

8.4% ±2.6% (640  ±196.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Franklin County: 11% 7,727 (±1% / ±705.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.9% 869,463 (±0.1% / ±9,750.7)

Social

89.6% ±5.9% (5,080  ±376.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Franklin County: 93.1% 49,540 (±2% / ±1,071.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 90.4% 4,294,435 (±0.3% / ±14,412.6)
20.1% ±3.4% (1,140  ±197.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Franklin County: 37.2% 19,786 (±1.3% / ±701.2)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 42.9% 2,037,702 (±0.2% / ±9,541.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.8% ±1.1% (215  ±82) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Franklin County: 5.5% † 3,898 (±0.6% / ±405)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Massachusetts: 16.5% 1,129,732 (±0.1% / ±9,405)

11.2% ±2.1% (699  ±130) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Franklin County: 9% 5,270 (±0.5% / ±292)
  • nearly double the rate in Massachusetts: 5.8% 315,859 (±0.1% / ±3,504)
699 Total veterans ±130 641 Male ±121 58 Female ±47

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