Orange County, California

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Orange County, California is among the highest in the country for total population (6th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (65th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Orange County, California	California	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,165,820	39,287,376	334,922,499	6th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$116,289	$99,122	$80,734	65th of 3,221
Median Age	39.4	37.9	38.9	2281st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	44.1%	37.1%	35.7%	183rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$962,600	$734,700	$332,700	14th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,434	$2,036	$1,413	5th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.5%	12.0%	12.5%	2532nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	6.6%	5.2%	961st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3,992.9	252.1	n/a	30th of 3,222
Foreign Born	30.4%	27.0%	14.1%	28th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.8	n/a	n/a	88th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	56.4%	55.9%	65.2%	3085th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.7	28.7	26.4	1039th of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.5%	17.2%	15.1%	188th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.9%	n/a	n/a	2231st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.1%	48.4%	46.9%	835th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.6%	n/a	n/a	74th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Orange County, California

Statistic	Orange County, California	California	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	36.9%	33.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34.2%	40.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	22.2%	15.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	69.6	69.7	61.4

Age in Orange County, California

Statistic	Orange County, California	California	United States
Median Age	39.4	37.9	38.9
Under 18 %	21.0%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.9%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.2%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.3%	15.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Orange County, California

Statistic	Orange County, California	California	United States
Households	1,082,960	13,548,091	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.8	2.5
Family Households	70.5%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.0%	32.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.4%	19.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	21.8%	24.3%	28.7%
Never Married	35.4%	38.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Orange County, California

Statistic	Orange County, California	California	United States
Per Capita Income	$54,557	$49,513	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.1%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.2%	13.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.7%	17.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	25.4%	20.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.5%	12.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.5%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.5%	12.4%	n/a

Housing in Orange County, California

Statistic	Orange County, California	California	United States
Housing Units	1,146,169	14,644,735	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	49.4%	57.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	26.1%	24.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.5%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	43.6%	44.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.4%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,330	$5,124	n/a

Education in Orange County, California

Statistic	Orange County, California	California	United States
Less than High School	12.9%	15.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	17.4%	20.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.6%	27.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	27.7%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.3%	14.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Orange County, California

Statistic	Orange County, California	California	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.6%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	67.5%	65.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.2%	2.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	20.4%	22.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.1%	11.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Orange County, California

Statistic	Orange County, California	California	United States
Born in State of Residence	53.5%	56.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	17.8%	14.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	12.6%	12.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	53.6%	55.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	24.3%	28.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	40.4%	32.1%	16.7%

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