Orange Cove is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 9,525 people and two associated neighborhoods, Orange Cove is the 425th largest community in California.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Orange Cove is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 61.48% of the Orange Cove workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Orange Cove is a city of farmers, fishers, or foresters, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Orange Cove who work in farm management occupations (37.00%), office and administrative support (7.76%), and maintenance occupations (4.90%). In addition, many people in Orange Cove have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town. Orange Cove is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Orange Cove has a very low overall level of education: only 6.66% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Orange Cove in 2022 was $12,306, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $49,224 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 46.48% 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 96.08% 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, Irish, and Portuguese. In addition, Orange Cove has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (36.13%). The most common language spoken in Orange Cove is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
