Orange County, North Carolina

Interactive maps and statistics for Orange County, North Carolina: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside North Carolina and the United States.

Orange County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (19th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for life expectancy (100th of 3,062 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Orange County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	149,678	10,730,404	334,922,499	459th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$90,089	$72,388	$80,734	295th of 3,221
Median Age	36.1	39.1	38.9	2867th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	61.8%	35.7%	35.7%	19th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$459,500	$288,900	$332,700	181st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,496	$1,228	$1,413	246th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.5%	13.0%	12.5%	1827th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	4.7%	5.2%	2189th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	376.5	220.7	n/a	423rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	12.9%	9.1%	14.1%	255th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.6	n/a	n/a	100th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.8%	66.6%	65.2%	2816th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.6	25.1	26.4	1765th of 3,221
Worked from Home	26.8%	16.3%	15.1%	33rd of 3,222
Uninsured	10.0%	n/a	n/a	1651st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.9%	47.2%	46.9%	1874th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.4%	n/a	n/a	148th 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, North Carolina

Statistic	Orange County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	66.2%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.6%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	10.1%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	7.8%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.2	58.4	61.4

Age in Orange County, North Carolina

Statistic	Orange County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	36.1	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	18.9%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	18.0%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.9%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.1%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Orange County, North Carolina

Statistic	Orange County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	57,342	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.6%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.6%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.7%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.1%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	41.8%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Orange County, North Carolina

Statistic	Orange County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$52,900	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.8%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.7%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.7%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	20.5%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.5%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.8%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.8%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Orange County, North Carolina

Statistic	Orange County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	62,858	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	59.3%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	21.9%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.8%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.2%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.2%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,162	$1,896	n/a

Education in Orange County, North Carolina

Statistic	Orange County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	6.6%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	12.6%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	18.9%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	27.2%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	34.6%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Orange County, North Carolina

Statistic	Orange County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.8%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	55.3%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	4.2%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.4%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.2%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.1%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.9%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Orange County, North Carolina

Statistic	Orange County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	42.1%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.2%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.7%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	83.0%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	8.1%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.9%	10.0%	16.7%

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