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Orange County, CA

3,151,184 Population
792.9 square miles 3,974.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$51,343 ±$1,073 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $46,661 ±$225
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$106,209 ±$1,477 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $91,551 ±$471
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

9.9% ±0.6% (306,743  ±18,443) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 12.2% 4,670,324 (±0.2% / ±66,972)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

26.7 minutes ±0.3 (34,700,364  ±574,058) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in California: 28.3 436,695,300 (±0.1 / ±2,279,997)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

1,085,225 ±4,835 Number of households
  • California: 13,550,586 ±19,485
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.9 ±0 (3,094,994  ±1,271) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.8 † 38,154,104 (±41 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

4.3% ±0.4% (32,609  ±2,821) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 453,850 (±0.1% / ±13,512)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

1,146,379 ±492 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,627,041 ±997
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$940,900 ±$7,930 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $715,900 ±$2,271
  • more than double the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

11.6% ±0.6% (361,188  ±17,173.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 11.1% 4,293,993 (±0.2% / ±58,514.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

86.5% ±1.1% (1,906,482  ±23,480.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.7% 22,751,090 (±0.3% / ±80,766.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±272,504.5)
43.7% ±0.7% (964,122  ±15,872.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 37% 9,935,941 (±0.2% / ±52,591.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±175,321.9)

47% ±0.6% (1,403,838  ±17,727.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 44.4% 16,370,476 (±0.2% / ±70,307.3)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±203,206.2)

30.3% ±5,332.3% (953,096  ±14,417) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 26.7% † 10,428,025 (±380.3% / ±57,193)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

3.3% ±0.2% (83,134  ±4,510) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.3% 1,292,737 (±0.1% / ±18,307)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
83,134 Total veterans ±4,510 77,814 Male ±4,413 5,320 Female ±1,315

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