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Orient, Illinois

City in Franklin County, Illinois · ZIP 62874

  • Franklin County
  • Within Denning Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
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  • 321 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 182Households
  • $39,167Median household income
  • $49,100Median home value
  • 1ZIP codes

About Orient

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Population, 2000 to 2020+10.5%
2753003253503752000: 29620002010: 35820102020: 3272020296327
Population of Orient at each census
CensusPopulation
2000296
2010358
2020327

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Orient
Under $50k64.3%
$50k to $100k29.7%
$100k to $150k3.8%
$150k to $200k0%
$200k and over2.2%

Median household income $39,167 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Orient
Owner occupied
139 units
Renter occupied
43 units
Vacancy rate
14.2%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Orient compared with its county and state
Orient compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureOrientFranklin CountyIllinois
Population38037,54112,692,653
Median household income$39,167$53,471$81,702
Median age42.643.438.9
Median home value$49,100$87,700$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher4.0%17.1%37.2%
Foreign-born residents0.5%1.1%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes76.4%74.8%66.8%
Mean commute to work38.9 minutes26.7 minutes28.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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