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Orange County, CA

3,167,809 Population
792.9 square miles 3,995.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$47,334 ±$820 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $42,396 ±$233
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$100,559 ±$1,804 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $84,907 ±$542
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

9.9% ±0.5% (308,462  ±15,550) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 12.3% 4,733,036 (±0.2% / ±68,101)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

26.1 minutes ±0.4 (30,930,616  ±602,962) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in California: 27.6 385,992,600 (±0.1 / ±2,410,052)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

1,077,193 ±4,687 Number of households
  • California: 13,429,063 ±19,170
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.9 ±0 (3,125,549  ±4,871) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.9 38,422,140
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

4.6% ±0.5% (34,497  ±3,659) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.9% 458,334 (±0.1% / ±13,293)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

1,139,043 ±1,671 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,512,149 ±1,218
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$832,300 ±$6,938 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $648,100 ±$2,021
  • more than double the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

12.3% ±0.6% (386,265  ±18,276.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 11.3% 4,371,473 (±0.1% / ±54,643.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

87.3% ±1% (1,931,865  ±21,493.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.5% 22,724,990 (±0.3% / ±77,239)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
43.1% ±0.6% (954,304  ±14,128.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 36.2% 9,737,817 (±0.2% / ±46,277.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

45.8% ±0.6% (1,373,040  ±19,285.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 43.9% 16,263,962 (±0.2% / ±66,032.3)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

30.4% ±0.5% (961,638  ±15,419) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 26.6% 10,451,810 (±0.1% / ±54,396)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

3.7% ±0.2% (90,794  ±4,470) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.4% 1,342,337 (±0.1% / ±18,280)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
90,794 Total veterans ±4,470 83,766 Male ±4,230 7,028 Female ±1,615

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