What percentage of people rent in Orange, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Orange, VA, 2020–2024
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50.7% (±10.4 points) of the occupied homes in Orange, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 985 renting households against 958 that own their home.

In Orange, the share of households that rent went from 61.7% in 2015–2019 to 50.7% in 2020–2024 (−11.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 50.7% (±10.4 points)
Renting households: 985 (±235)
Median renter income: $61,103 (±$14,557)

Who rents and who owns in Orange

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Orange	Orange County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	50.7% (±10.4 points)	21.3% (±2.4 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	985 (±235)	3,168 (±371)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	958 (±204)	11,688 (±442)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$61,103 (±$14,557)	$57,961 (±$5,870)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$99,762 (±$20,415)	$108,839 (±$7,984)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Orange, the renter share is higher than in Orange County (21.3%).

It is also higher than in Virginia (32.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Orange County, Orange ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 69 of 464.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Orange has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	61.7% (±7.8 points)	50.7% (±10.4 points)	−11.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$946 (±$65)	$1,103 (±$83)	+16.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,548 (±$14,568)	$76,370 (±$19,654)	+51.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Orange

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Orange
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Orange	—	50.7% (±10.4 points)	—
Gordonsville	8.7 mi	39.0% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Madison	12 mi	54.2% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
Brightwood	12 mi	5.5% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Ruckersville	14 mi	16.2% (±14.0 points)	Lower
Culpeper	17 mi	40.8% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Louisa	17 mi	57.1% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Piney Mountain	17 mi	28.2% (±12.4 points)	Lower
Twin Lakes	18 mi	2.8% (±3.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brightwood, VA (5.5%), Ruckersville, VA (16.2%), Piney Mountain, VA (28.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Orange	50.7% (±10.4 points)
2	Gordonsville	39.0% (±9.2 points)
3	Lake of the Woods	4.4% (±3.6 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Orange

How many renters are there in Orange?

Orange has an estimated 985 (±235) renting households, 50.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Orange?

In Orange, the share of households that rent went from 61.7% in 2015–2019 to 50.7% in 2020–2024 (−11.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Orange?

A renting household in Orange has 2.3 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Orange?

The median renting household in Orange, VA has an income of $61,103 (±$14,557) a year, against $99,762 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Orange town, Virginia (place:59496, in state:51).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.