Orange Grove is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,185 people and two associated neighborhoods, Orange Grove is the 798th largest community in Texas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Orange Grove is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.86% of the Orange Grove workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Orange Grove is a city of service providers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Orange Grove who work in personal care services (7.96%), healthcare (7.73%), and sales jobs (7.26%). One downside of living in Orange Grove is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Orange Grove, the average commute to work is 32.16 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Orange Grove does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Orange Grove rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.84% of adults 25 and older in Orange Grove have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Orange Grove in 2022 was $29,518, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,072 for a family of four. However, Orange Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Orange Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Orange Grove 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 Grove, accounting for 56.33% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Orange Grove residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Orange Grove include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Czech. The most common language spoken in Orange Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
