Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Orange
Orange is a working town in the hills of the North Quabbin, a place that grew up around the Millers River and its mills. About two in three homes are owner-occupied, households average about two and a half people, and roughly one resident in five is 65 or older. Its median household income runs below the state as a whole, and a little over one resident in five lives below the poverty line. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Key Figures
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 7,569
- Households: 3,053
- Persons per household: 2.5
- Foreign-born: 3.4% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 20.7%
- Under 18: 21.5%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 91.2%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Black or African American: 0.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 7.1%
- Two or more races: 7.3%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 6.0%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $54,105
- Poverty rate: 21.3%
- Median home value: $223,900
- Median gross rent: $740
- Homeownership: 66.9% of units
- In the labor force: 55.9%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth; the counts below are the state’s enrollment snapshot from February 1, 2025. As in most of the state, Orange’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 6,462
- Unenrolled (no party): 4,842 (74.93%)
- Democrats: 863 (13.35%)
- Republicans: 636 (9.84%)
Sources
See how Orange fits into the broader Commonwealth.