Population 1,247 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Orchard
Household size in Orchard
| Period | Orchard | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.87 | 2.96 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.06 | 3.00 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.82 | 2.98 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.48 | 2.91 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.61 | −0.05 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Orchard is a place of big households: 3.48 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.87 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Orchard
| Period | Orchard | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.7 | 34.0 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 31.1 | 34.8 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.0 | 35.6 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 38.0 | 36.4 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | −1.7 | +2.3 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
Orchard is a little younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 38.0, against 40.1 nationally. Still, the population here is older than in the wider Houston area, where the median age is 36.4.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Orchard
| Period | Orchard | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.1% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 10.0% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 13.7% | 13.3% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.3% | 13.5% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +4.1 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Orchard as they are nationally: 12.3%, against 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in the Houston area as a whole (13.5%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Orchard
Renters in Orchard
| Period | Orchard | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.1% | 36.6% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 19.3% | 38.6% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 39.6% | 39.5% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 29.2% | 38.8% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +14.1 pts | +2.2 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
About three in ten households in Orchard rent their homes (29.2%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 68.1% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Orchard
| Period | Orchard | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.1% | 11.3% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.3% | 10.1% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 17.4% | 9.3% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 6.3% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −7.8 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Orchard than nationally: 6.3%, against 9.6% for the U.S.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Orchard
| Period | Orchard | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1979 | 1985 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1985 | 1987 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1984 | 1988 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1983 | 1993 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +8 | +8 | +6 |
Homes in Orchard are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1983, versus 1980 nationally. Homes here are older than in the Houston area overall, where the median home dates to 1993.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Orchard
| Period | Orchard | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $837 | $1,018 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $777 | $1,103 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $783 | $1,300 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,208 | $1,649 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$372 | +$631 | +$639 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Orchard costs $1,208 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 27.7% of the typical renter's income, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Orchard
Bachelor's degrees in Orchard
| Period | Orchard | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.1% | 29.2% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.0% | 30.4% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.3% | 32.5% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.4% | 35.9% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +1.4 pts | +6.7 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Orchard: 16.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Orchard
| Period | Orchard | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 78.6% | 80.9% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 68.8% | 81.9% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 72.3% | 83.6% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 75.4% | 84.8% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | −3.2 pts | +3.9 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
About a quarter of adults in Orchard never finished high school, well above the national share: only 75.4% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Orchard
| Period | Orchard | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.3% | 6.9% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.8% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.1% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.4% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | +4.1 pts | −0.6 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Orchard: 7.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Orchard compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard | 3.48 | 38.0 | 12.3% | 29.2% | 6.3% | 1983 | $1,208 | 16.4% | 75.4% | 7.4% |
| Weston Lakes | 2.52 | 51.4 | 8.2% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2008 | $1,952 | 60.1% | 96.6% | 2.6% |
| Simonton | 3.01 | 43.7 | 8.1% | 1.6% | 6.4% | 1995 | $2,316 | 42.3% | 95.9% | 2.8% |
| Wallis | 2.39 | 41.4 | 14.1% | 26.6% | 11.0% | 1986 | $949 | 10.8% | 84.6% | 14.3% |
| Beasley | 3.40 | 39.7 | 9.4% | 26.1% | 6.7% | 1984 | $1,284 | 17.4% | 76.2% | 7.8% |
| East Bernard | 2.62 | 41.5 | 9.8% | 15.3% | 7.4% | 1996 | $1,047 | 25.1% | 90.2% | 4.3% |
| Rosenberg | 2.94 | 34.9 | 19.3% | 38.4% | 6.5% | 1997 | $1,492 | 23.9% | 87.6% | 6.2% |
| Pleak | 3.10 | 37.2 | 9.4% | 10.5% | 5.1% | 2006 | $1,778 | 22.4% | 88.3% | 3.4% |
| Kendleton | 2.66 | 40.2 | 16.1% | 23.0% | 9.8% | 1988 | $1,104 | 14.1% | 87.5% | 3.5% |
| Pecan Grove | 3.23 | 39.0 | 11.1% | 10.6% | 6.3% | 2007 | $1,857 | 53.5% | 95.4% | 2.9% |
| Richmond | 3.16 | 35.5 | 10.3% | 22.5% | 4.9% | 2011 | $2,002 | 52.0% | 90.9% | 4.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Orchard. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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