Orono.
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Minnesota·Hennepin County
3 tracts·11K people·$1.0M median·663/mi²
White 84 · Asian 7 · Other 5 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 1 · Black 0
Married couple 67 · Living alone 21 · Other 13
Health 37 · Leisure 16 · Manufacturing 15 · Professional 14 · Retail 9 · Public admin 3 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 61 · Sales · office 26 · Service 7 · Construction · maintenance 3 · Production · transport 3
Drive alone 64 · Work from home 28 · Carpool 4 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Orono is $1,004,500 (Census ACS) — 2.2× the US median of $458,812.
Orono has 8,195 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 46.6; the population is 83.7% White, 6.6% Asian, 4.7% Other, 3.9% Multiracial, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino and 0.3% Black; the average household has 2.7 people; 72.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.2% (Census ACS).
ORONO INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY is the elementary school with reported scores (78%); ORONO MIDDLE is the middle school with reported scores (71%); ORONO SENIOR HIGH is the high school with reported scores (62%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,818/month, 15% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Orono is $173,527 a year, 102% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Orono, median rent is $1,818/month and the median home value is $1,004,500 (Census ACS).
Orono reported 1.2 violent crimes and 5.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 10°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 32 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Orono are hail (91), cold wave (87) and landslide (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Orono, 0.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).