Orange County, North Carolina Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Orange County is 12th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Orange County is 1st in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Income per capita

Orange County is 1st in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Race - Asian

Orange County is 1st in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Orange County is 2nd in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Home median value

Orange County is 3rd in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Foreign born residents

Orange County is 4th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Orange County is 4th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Orange County is 6th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Income per household

Orange County is 8th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Race - Two or More

Orange County is 12th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Female residents

Size Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	137,941	21st	9,752,073	313,914,040
Size in square miles	398.0	63rd	48,617.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	336.2	13th	196.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	4.9%	82nd	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.4%	71st	23.4%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.3%	95th	13.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.1%	4th	84.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	54.6%	1st	26.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Race - White	77.4%	49th	71.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	12.2%	62nd	22.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	55th	1.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	7.3%	1st	2.5%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	30th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.5%	8th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	27th	8.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	70.3%	51st	64.7%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Female residents	52.3%	12th	51.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	13.4%	3rd	7.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Housing units	56,239	22nd	4,362,740	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	30.2%	4th	17.0%	25.9%
Households	50,837	21st	3,664,119	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	60.2%	94th	67.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$270,300	2nd	$152,700	$186,200
People per household	2.4	75th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	232	29th	48,692	829,658

Income Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Income per capita	$33,897	1st	$25,256	$27,915
Income per household	$56,055	6th	$46,291	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.9%	57th	16.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	3,060	16th	215,113	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	38,276	17th	3,284,592	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	12,898	16th	798,791	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,195,285	23rd	$114,578,173	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,583	55th	$12,641	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$275,614	12th	$16,126,939	$613,795,732