Orange County, California

45 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 3,164,063
Median household income: $113,702
Median home value: $915,500

Orange County is a county in California with a population of 3,164,063. 45 cities and places have their primary county here. At $113,702, its median household income sits above California's $96,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, Orange County's population held roughly steady from 3,168,044 to 3,164,063, while its median household income rose 26.0% from $90,234 to $113,702.

9.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.90 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,164,063
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $113,702
Median home value: $915,500
Median gross rent: $2,352
Housing units: 1,138,473
Homeownership rate: 56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,168,0443,164,063

Median household income

$90,234$113,702

Median home value

$679,300$915,500

Median gross rent

$1,854$2,352

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,168,044	$90,234	$679,300	$1,854
2020	3,170,345	$94,441	$703,800	$1,928
2021	3,182,923	$100,485	$738,100	$2,057
2022	3,175,227	$109,361	$862,900	$2,248
2023	3,164,063	$113,702	$915,500	$2,352

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	170,215	5.4%
5 to 17	504,618	15.9%
18 to 24	284,103	9.0%
25 to 34	449,399	14.2%
35 to 44	415,076	13.1%
45 to 54	427,924	13.5%
55 to 64	413,731	13.1%
65 to 74	287,690	9.1%
75 and over	211,307	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,191,304	37.7%
Black or African American	48,224	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,634	0.1%
Asian	687,982	21.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8,779	0.3%
Some other race	13,810	0.4%
Two or more races	129,850	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,080,480	34.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate17.2%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree27.3%

Graduate or professional degree16.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	287,900	13.1%
High school graduate	379,386	17.2%
Some college or associate's	580,793	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	601,466	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	355,582	16.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone69.4%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home16.6%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,083,971	69.4%
Carpooled	140,038	9.0%
Public transit	19,267	1.2%
Walked	27,526	1.8%
Bicycle	8,541	0.5%
Worked from home	259,216	16.6%
Other means	23,010	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	267,362	20.5%
15 to 29 min	514,470	39.5%
30 to 44 min	310,585	23.8%
45 to 59 min	102,120	7.8%
60+ min	107,816	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 9.5% (296,493 of 3,125,637)

	Count	Share
Family households	760,555	70.8%
Nonfamily households	314,099	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,074,654	94.4%
Vacant	63,819	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	606,605	56.4%
Renter-occupied	468,049	43.6%

1-unit, detached49.5%

1-unit, attached12.8%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units10.8%

20 or more units15.4%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	563,953	49.5%
1-unit, attached	146,213	12.8%
2 to 4 units	98,985	8.7%
5 to 19 units	123,076	10.8%
20 or more units	175,431	15.4%
Mobile home & other	30,815	2.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 06059
State: California
Land area: 793 sq mi
Water area: 157 sq mi
Center point: 33.6757, -117.7772