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QuickFacts

Orange County, North Carolina

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Table

Orange County, North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
NA
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
NA
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
150,626
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
148,717
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.3%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 148,696
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 133,801
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent
18.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.7%
Female persons, percent
52.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
76.2%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
12.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.7%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
8.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
10.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
67.4%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 5,771
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 12.6%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 63,573
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 64.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $428,500
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $2,166
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $694
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $1,387
Building Permits, 2023 1,011
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 56,456
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.40
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 81.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 16.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 97.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 93.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 61.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
8.1%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 61.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 58.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 448,543
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 3,410,269
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 171,332
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 2,049,345
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $13,639
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 23.8
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $88,553
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $51,856
Persons in poverty, percent
11.7%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 3,417
Total employment, 2022 50,289
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 2,947,169
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 14,529
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 2,982
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,542
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 828
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 358
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 2,255
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 2,474
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 374.0
Population per square mile, 2010 336.2
Land area in square miles, 2020 397.56
Land area in square miles, 2010 397.96
FIPS Code 37135
Value Notes

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Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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