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Orange, California: commercial real estate data.
Orange is a Census city of 138,266 people across 25.67 square miles of land, in Orange County. Median household income is $117,113, 56.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 267 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $190.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Orange
What Orange is
- Census place typecity
- Land area25.67 sq mi
- Water area0.15 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,387
- County holding the largest share of its areaOrange County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Orange
- Population138,266
- Median age37.2
- Population under 1828,149
- Share under 1820.4 percent
- Population 65 and over21,180
- Share 65 and over15.3 percent
- Households45,329
- Family households31,736
- Share of households that are families70.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Orange
- Median household income$117,113
- Per capita income$51,601
- Civilian labor force75,920
- Employed72,193
- Unemployed3,727
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over95,540
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Orange
- Housing units46,952
- Occupied units45,329
- Vacant units1,623 plus or minus 407
- Vacancy rate3.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Owner occupied25,720
- Renter occupied19,609
- Ownership rate56.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$945,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,327
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.8 percent
- Single family units30,756
- Share single family65.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14,986
- Share in buildings of two or more31.9 percent
- Mobile homes1,182 plus or minus 269
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Orange gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute58,125
- Commuting under 15 minutes12,430
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more21,186
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.4 percent
- Drove alone67.8 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent
- Public transport1.1 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked2.6 percent
- Worked from home17.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Orange (7(a))
- Approvals267
- Gross approval$190,140,400
- Average approval$712,136
- Median approval$300,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,004,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported3,280
- Jobs per approval12.3
- Loans with a final outcome43
- Paid in full38
- Charged off5
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans11.6 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more18.4 percent
- Share to franchises6.0 percent
- Distinct lenders69
- Distinct industries by NAICS126
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Orange, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Orange (504)
- Approvals157
- Gross approval$141,380,000
- Average approval$900,510
- Median approval$716,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,644
- Loans with a final outcome53
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Orange, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Orange
- NFIP communityCity of Orange
- NFIP community number060228
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date12/03/09
The City of Orange participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060228 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Orange County, not Orange
Orange County context, not Orange figures
- Establishments in Orange County106,961
- Covered employment, Orange County1,661,276
- Average annual pay, Orange County$81,403
- Housing units permitted, Orange County6,972
Every figure in this section is published for Orange County as a whole and is not a measurement of Orange.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Orange questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Orange, California?
138,266, in 45,329 households. Orange city covers 25.67 square miles of land, which is 5,387 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Orange in?
Orange County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Orange?
$117,113. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $945,800. Median gross rent is $2,327 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Orange businesses?
267 7(a) approvals totaling $190.1 m since FY2020, across 69 lenders, median approval $300,500, plus 157 504 approvals worth $141.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Orange, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Orange borrowers get paid back?
Of the 43 loans that have reached a final outcome, 38 were paid in full and 5 charged off, a charge off rate of 11.6 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Orange in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Orange appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Orange, city of, community 060228, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Orange figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Orange County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Orange.
Is zoning published for Orange?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.