Orangeburg is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 4,565 people and two associated neighborhoods, Orangeburg is the 348th largest community in New York.

Orangeburg home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Orangeburg real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Orangeburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Orangeburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.51% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Orangeburg is a college town. There are a lot of students in Orangeburg attending college, and as a result Orangeburg provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

In Orangeburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.55 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Despite being a small town, Orangeburg has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Orangeburg, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Orangeburg is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.81% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Orangeburg in 2022 was $46,796, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $187,184 for a family of four. However, Orangeburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Orangeburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Orangeburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Orangeburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Orangeburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.56% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Orangeburg include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

Orangeburg also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.34%.

The most common language spoken in Orangeburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.