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Orleans, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Orleans is a Census CDP of 1,480 people across 2.32 square miles of land, in Barnstable County. Median household income is $78,359, 67.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Orleans
What Orleans is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.32 sq mi
- Water area0.15 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land638 plus or minus 153
- County holding the largest share of its areaBarnstable 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.
Orleans
How many people live in Orleans
- Population1,480 plus or minus 355
- Median age64.0
- Population under 18115 plus or minus 71
- Share under 187.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over667 plus or minus 149
- Share 65 and over45.1 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Households822 plus or minus 171
- Family households349 plus or minus 127
- Share of households that are families42.5 percent plus or minus 12.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orleans
Income and work in Orleans
- Median household income$78,359 plus or minus $16,260
- Per capita income$50,621
- Civilian labor force640 plus or minus 293
- Employed640 plus or minus 293
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,288 plus or minus 281
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher51.0 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orleans
Housing in Orleans
- Housing units1,431
- Occupied units822 plus or minus 171
- Vacant units609 plus or minus 174
- Vacancy rate42.6 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Owner occupied551 plus or minus 125
- Renter occupied271 plus or minus 128
- Ownership rate67.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$582,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,040 plus or minus $876
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.9 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Single family units858 plus or minus 196
- Share single family60.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more573 plus or minus 167
- Share in buildings of two or more40.0 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Orleans gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute460 plus or minus 243
- Commuting under 15 minutes170 plus or minus 128
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.0 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more97 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Drove alone56.7 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Carpooled13.2 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Public transport3.5 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home25.9 percent plus or minus 8.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orleans
SBA loans in Orleans (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$3,554,600
- Average approval$236,973
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$1,197,000
- Jobs supported114
- Jobs per approval7.6
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Orleans, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Orleans
SBA loans in Orleans (504)
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$6,475,000
- Average approval$404,688
- Median approval$277,000
- Largest approval$1,166,000
- Jobs supported132
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Orleans, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Orleans
Flood risk in Orleans
- NFIP communityTown of Orleans
- NFIP community number250010
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date07/16/14
The Town of Orleans participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250010 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Barnstable County, not Orleans
Barnstable County context, not Orleans figures
- Establishments in Barnstable County8,957
- Covered employment, Barnstable County96,280
- Average annual pay, Barnstable County$64,707
- Housing units permitted, Barnstable County640
Every figure in this section is published for Barnstable County as a whole and is not a measurement of Orleans.
All Barnstable County figures →
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
Orleans questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Orleans, Massachusetts?
1,480, in 822 households. Orleans CDP covers 2.32 square miles of land, which is 638 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Orleans in?
Barnstable 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 Orleans?
$78,359. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $582,000. Median gross rent is $1,040 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Orleans businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $3.6 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 16 504 approvals worth $6.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Orleans, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Orleans borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Orleans. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Orleans in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Orleans appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Orleans, town of, community 250010, carrying Community Rating System class 7, 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 Orleans figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Barnstable 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 Orleans.
Is zoning published for Orleans?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.