Census Reporter

Orange County, CA

3,170,345 Population
792.8 square miles 3,998.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-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 ±0.1

Economics

$43,049 ±$368 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $38,576 ±$120
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$94,441 ±$866 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $78,672 ±$270
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

10.1% ±0.3% (317,682  ±8,920) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 12.6% 4,853,434 (±0.1% / ±39,919)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

28 minutes ±0.1 (39,738,935  ±287,407) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in California: 29.8 498,276,585 (±0.1 / ±1,174,085)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

1,040,001 ±2,374 Number of households
  • California: 13,103,114 ±18,542
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
3 ±0 (3,126,693  ±1,346) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.9 38,521,288
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.6% ±0.2% (35,799  ±1,388) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.8% 463,780 (±0.1% / ±5,839)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

1,101,244 ±541 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,210,945 ±1,339
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$703,800 ±$2,560 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $538,500 ±$1,127
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

12.5% ±0.3% (392,629  ±7,700.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in California: 12.4% 4,842,940 (±0.1% / ±30,091.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

86% ±0.5% (1,878,164  ±10,542.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 83.9% 22,378,605 (±0.2% / ±40,789.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
41.3% ±0.3% (900,407  ±7,071.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 34.7% 9,256,873 (±0.1% / ±25,121.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

46.6% ±0.7% (1,394,755  ±21,545.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 1-year data
  • 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)

29.6% ±0.2% (939,029  ±7,537) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 26.6% 10,463,818 (±0.1% / ±35,653)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

4.3% ±0.1% (105,193  ±2,392) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 5% 1,525,746 (±0% / ±9,062)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
105,193 Total veterans ±2,392 98,230 Male ±2,298 6,963 Female ±632

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