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  • FIPS 18117
  • Largest town: Paoli

Orange County, Indiana

Orange County had 19,824 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 398.4 square miles of land. It ranks 74th of 92 in Indiana by population and 45th by land area.

Population
19,824
#74 of 92 in Indiana · #1,839 in US
Area
398.4 sq mi
#45 of 92 in Indiana · #2,534 in US
Density
50 / sq mi
#78 of 92 in Indiana · #1,477 in US
Median household income
$59,750
#78 of 92 in Indiana · #1,857 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Orange County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Orange County population, land area and income

Orange County had 19,824 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 398.4 square miles of land. It ranks 74th of 92 in Indiana by population and 45th by land area. That works out to 49.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents; Orange County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,750 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,824

3144th1st

1839th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

398 sq mi

3144th1st

2534th of 3,144 (US)

Density

49.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1477th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,750

3143rd1st

1857th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

19,824

92nd1st

74th of 92 (IN)

Land area

398 sq mi

92nd1st

45th of 92 (IN)

Density

49.8 / sq mi

92nd1st

78th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$59,750

92nd1st

78th of 92 (IN)

How Orange County's population changed since 2020

Orange County lost 29 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 73rd of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Orange County recorded 930 births and 1,198 deaths, a natural change of -268. Net international migration added +4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +213. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 268 people.

19.9k202019.8k202119.6k202219.7k202319.8k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
930
Deaths
1,198
Net international migration
+4
Net domestic migration
+213
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+113

Where Orange County is

The Census internal point of Orange County is at 38.547400, -86.489300. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Orange County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Orange County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
38.547400, -86.489300
DMS
38°32'50.64"N 86°29'21.48"W
UTM
16N 544502.9E 4266676.6N
Geohash
dnf7rck6v
Plus code
86CMGGW6+X7

Towns in Orange County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Orange County, 7,447 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Orange County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Paoli with 3,617.

  1. 01Paoli3,617
  2. 02Orleans2,077
  3. 03French Lick1,753
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Orange County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Orange County. The most populous is Lawrence County, IN, with 45,192 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 86.3 miles NNE of Orange County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Louisville/Jefferson County, KY (population 640,796), 52.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bedford, IN (population 13,853), 21.6 miles away.

Orange County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Orange County is 18117: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 117. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,750.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Orange County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,824. That is down 29 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 19,853.

What is the FIPS code of Orange County?

18117. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (117) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Orange County?

Paoli, with 3,617 residents inside Orange County in 2024.

Which counties border Orange County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lawrence County, IN; Dubois County, IN; Washington County, IN; Crawford County, IN; Martin County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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