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Orient is a Census city of 417 people across 0.74 square miles of land, in Franklin County. Median household income is $39,750, 73.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Orient
What Orient is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.74 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land560 plus or minus 219
- County holding the largest share of its areaFranklin 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 Orient
- Population417 plus or minus 163
- Median age38.8 plus or minus 7.9
- Population under 18110 plus or minus 53
- Share under 1826.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Population 65 and over79 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over18.9 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Households179 plus or minus 52
- Family households104 plus or minus 38
- Share of households that are families58.1 percent plus or minus 12.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Orient
- Median household income$39,750 plus or minus $10,701
- Per capita income$20,581 plus or minus $6,833
- Civilian labor force166 plus or minus 65
- Employed122 plus or minus 50
- Unemployed44 plus or minus 37
- Unemployment rate26.5 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Adults 25 and over299 plus or minus 94
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent plus or minus 34.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher2.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.0 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Orient
- Housing units207 plus or minus 54
- Occupied units179 plus or minus 52
- Vacant units28 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate13.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied131 plus or minus 37
- Renter occupied48 plus or minus 30
- Ownership rate73.2 percent plus or minus 29.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$49,800 plus or minus $12,740
- Median gross rent, monthly$779
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Single family units186 plus or minus 54
- Share single family89.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 13
- Share in buildings of two or more1.0 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1944
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Orient gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute122 plus or minus 50
- Commuting under 15 minutes37 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.3 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more47 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.5 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Drove alone95.1 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Orient
- NFIP communityVillage of Orient
- NFIP community number170871
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/18/09
The Village of Orient does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170871 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Franklin County, not Orient
Franklin County context, not Orient figures
- Establishments in Franklin County696
- Covered employment, Franklin County9,079
- Average annual pay, Franklin County$46,819
- Housing units permitted, Franklin County15
Every figure in this section is published for Franklin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Orient.
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.
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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
Orient questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Orient, Illinois?
417, in 179 households. Orient city covers 0.74 square miles of land, which is 560 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Orient in?
Franklin 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 Orient?
$39,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $49,800. Median gross rent is $779 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Orient in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Orient appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Orient, village of, community 170871, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Orient figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Franklin 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 Orient.
Is zoning published for Orient?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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