Census Reporter

Orange County, CA

3,175,692 Population
792.8 square miles 4,005.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 37 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$43,200 ±$657 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $39,393 ±$177
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$95,934 ±$1,292 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $80,440 ±$313
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

9.4% ±0.5% (296,159  ±17,105) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,552,837 (±0.2% / ±67,995)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

28.3 minutes ±0.4 (41,734,025  ±669,320) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 30.7 538,138,130 (±0.1 / ±2,278,526)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

1,044,280 ±6,750 Number of households
  • California: 13,157,873 ±23,844
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
3 ±0 (3,130,960  ±3,472) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.9 38,685,702 (±0)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

4.7% ±0.4% (36,409  ±3,270) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in California: 4.7% 450,971 (±0.1% / ±10,955)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

1,118,148 ±1,172 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,367,012 ±1,286
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$725,100 ±$6,375 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $568,500 ±$2,502
  • more than double the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

12.3% ±0.6% (386,033  ±17,998.6) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in California: 12% 4,689,828 (±0.2% / ±63,097.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

86.1% ±1% (1,895,024  ±21,321.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84% 22,636,359 (±0.3% / ±78,234.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
41% ±0.6% (902,844  ±14,194.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 35% 9,428,484 (±0.2% / ±44,753.9)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

46.6% ±0.7% (1,394,755  ±21,545.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 44.5% 16,517,804 (±0.2% / ±76,842.9)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

29.9% ±0.5% (949,825  ±15,599) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 26.7% 10,564,220 (±0.1% / ±55,357)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

3.9% ±0.2% (97,495  ±5,149) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 1,471,467 (±0.1% / ±19,838)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
97,495 Total veterans ±5,149 90,428 Male ±4,841 7,067 Female ±1,365

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