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Orange County, CA

Demographic and economic profile of Orange County, CA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Orange County holds a population of 3.17 million with essentially flat five-year growth (0.0%), a median household income of $116,289, and a GDP per capita of $85,762, reflecting a high-output economy relative to worker earnings of $51,124. The labor force participation rate sits at 65.6%, with 43.4% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and an unemployment rate of 5.3%. Housing costs are notably elevated—median home value of $915,500 and median gross rent of $2,352/month—while a foreign-born population share of 30.4% characterizes the available labor pool.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

3,170,435

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$116,289

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.0% since 2018

Orange County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone1,351,830 (42.7%)
  • Asian Alone708,219 (22.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone456,190 (14.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race412,241 (13.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races149,340 (4.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone51,497 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish728,952
  2. 2.Vietnamese185,662
  3. 3.Other Indo-European103,632
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)95,961
  5. 5.Korean77,223

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

30.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

87,155

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$85,762

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$52,816

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance339,988
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services243,003
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)188,463
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)160,693
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services158,678

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations750,883
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations329,565
  3. 3.Service Occupations262,100
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations163,582
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations94,512

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.34×)49,323
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.26×)133,791
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.21×)237,834
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.18×)187,791
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.15×)160,544

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$915,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$2,352/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

56.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999163,796 (26.8%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999163,400 (26.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99991,170 (14.9%)
  • $2,000,000 or More61,513 (10.1%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,99955,590 (9.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99922,254 (3.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

43.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$51,124

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,057,284 (67.5%)
  • Worked At Home290,235 (18.5%)
  • Carpooled139,549 (8.9%)
  • Walked26,586 (1.7%)
  • Other20,836 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit18,009 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.