One downside of living in Orange Cove, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.21 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small city, Orange Cove doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Orange Cove with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.19% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Orange Cove in 2022 was $14,379, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $57,516 for a family of four. However, Orange Cove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Orange Cove also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.96% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Orange Cove is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Orange Cove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Orange Cove, accounting for 95.76% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Orange Cove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Orange Cove include Scots-Irish, German, French, Portuguese, and Irish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Orange Cove's cultural character, accounting for 34.28% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Orange Cove is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
