Population

138,365

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$945,800

Owner-occupied units

Orange, CA

California · 33.787° N, 117.861° W · 26 sq mi

Orange is a city in California, with a population of 138,365 and about 5,391 residents per square mile. The median household earns $117,113 a year, and the median home is worth $945,800.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

26 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

5,391

People per square mile

Rank by population

#215

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#535

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$117,113

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,327

Per month

Homeownership

56.7%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

25.8 min

One way

People

Median age

37.2

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

39.7%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

21.9%

Households

45,329

2.91 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 54^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 54^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 0^/yr

Days above 90° 23^/yr

Below freezing 0^/yr

Annual rainfall 15.7ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

August

Average high 86°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 48°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 23.9^%

Professional & business services 14.7^%

Arts, food & hospitality 10.7^%

Retail trade 9.9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in California

Name

Mark Zuckerberg

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$189B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Palo Alto

Source of wealth

Largest employer in California · private sector

Employer

University of California

Sector

Education

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in California

Company

Apple

Revenue

$391.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Cupertino

Ticker

AAPL

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of California

State bird

California Quail

State flower

California Poppy

State capital

Sacramento

Nickname

The Golden State

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