Orange County, California Demographics

Orange County is 5th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Orange County is 5th out of 3,143 other counties in Retail sales

Orange County is 5th out of 3,143 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Orange County is 6th out of 3,143 other counties in Current population (2012)

Orange County is 6th out of 3,143 other counties in Households

Orange County is 6th out of 3,143 other counties in Housing units

Orange County is 6th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Orange County is 7th out of 3,143 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Orange County is 14th out of 3,143 other counties in Home median value

Orange County is 14th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Asian

Orange County is 2nd in California out of 58 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Orange County is 2nd in California out of 58 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Orange County is 2nd in California out of 58 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Orange County is 2nd in California out of 58 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Orange County is 2nd in California out of 58 other counties in Retail sales

Orange County is 2nd in California out of 58 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Orange County is 3rd in California out of 58 other counties in Current population (2012)

Orange County is 3rd in California out of 58 other counties in Households

Orange County is 3rd in California out of 58 other counties in Housing units

Orange County is 3rd in California out of 58 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	California	US
Current population (2012)	3,090,132	3rd	38,041,430	313,914,040
Size in square miles	790.6	47th	155,779.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	3,807.7	2nd	239.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	California	US
Residents younger than 5	6.3%	27th	6.7%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.8%	22nd	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.3%	35th	12.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	California	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.4%	33rd	80.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	36.2%	9th	30.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	California	US
Race - White	74.5%	48th	73.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.0%	35th	6.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.1%	55th	1.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	18.9%	5th	13.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.4%	22nd	0.5%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.2%	40th	3.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	34.1%	19th	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	43.1%	39th	39.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	California	US
Female residents	50.5%	14th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	30.5%	7th	27.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	California	US
Housing units	1,050,889	3rd	13,720,462	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	33.6%	7th	30.8%	25.9%
Households	987,164	3rd	12,433,172	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	60.3%	38th	56.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$575,100	6th	$421,600	$186,200
People per household	3.0	16th	2.9	2.6
Building permits (last year)	6,082	2nd	58,549	829,658

Income Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	California	US
Income per capita	$34,416	9th	$29,634	$27,915
Income per household	$75,762	6th	$61,632	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.9%	45th	14.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	California	US
Non-farm private establishments	86,473	2nd	849,316	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,300,673	2nd	12,698,427	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	329,380	2nd	3,425,510	27,092,908
Retail sales	$45,022,513	2nd	$455,032,270	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,221	6th	$12,561	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$8,247,828	3rd	$80,852,787	$613,795,732