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Orange County, CA

3,185,968 Population
792.8 square miles 4,018.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 36.7 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$41,722 ±$679 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $37,124 ±$161
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$89,759 ±$1,823 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $75,277 ±$317
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

10.5% ±0.6% (329,078  ±17,614) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 12.8% 4,969,326 (±0.2% / ±62,249)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

28.3 minutes ±0.3 (41,769,340  ±587,962) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in California: 30.2 525,695,390 (±0.1 / ±2,353,182)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

1,040,394 ±5,391 Number of households
  • California: 13,072,122 ±21,485
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
3 ±0 (3,142,212  ±2,774) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in California: 3 38,731,195
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

4% ±0.4% (31,202  ±3,027) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.7% 454,027 (±0.1% / ±11,738)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

1,111,321 ±946 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,277,867 ±1,010
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$709,800 ±$4,597 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $546,800 ±$2,008
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

13% ±0.5% (408,577  ±16,496.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 12.5% 4,882,022 (±0.1% / ±55,698.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

86.1% ±1% (1,889,372  ±21,632.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 83.8% 22,460,627 (±0.3% / ±72,265.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
41% ±0.7% (900,539  ±14,400.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 34.2% 9,171,076 (±0.2% / ±45,281.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

45.5% ±0.6% (1,363,253  ±18,582.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in California: 44.6% 16,554,135 (±0.2% / ±55,548.1)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

29.7% ±0.5% (944,709  ±14,607) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 26.9% 10,625,980 (±0.1% / ±51,558)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

4.3% ±0.2% (106,246  ±5,223) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 5.1% 1,538,797 (±0.1% / ±17,814)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
106,246 Total veterans ±5,223 99,880 Male ±5,015 6,366 Female ±1,121

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