Orange County vs Rockland County

A side-by-side comparison of Orange County and Rockland County: population, income, housing, and more.

Orange County and Rockland County are counties in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Orange County has the higher population (403,840 vs 338,936 in Rockland County). Rockland County has the higher median household income ($110,631 vs $96,497 in Orange County). Rockland County has the higher median home value ($564,200 vs $361,100 in Orange County).

Population, income & housing

	Orange County	Rockland County
Population	403,840	338,936
Median age	36.9 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$96,497	$110,631
Median home value	$361,100	$564,200
Median gross rent	$1,602	$1,826
Housing units	148,460	108,576
Homeownership rate	68.4%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.2%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orange County	Rockland County
Population	380,085 → 403,840 (+6.2%)	324,422 → 338,936 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$79,944 → $96,497 (+20.7%)	$93,024 → $110,631 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$271,200 → $361,100 (+33.1%)	$443,400 → $564,200 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,259 → $1,602 (+27.2%)	$1,504 → $1,826 (+21.4%)

Orange County

Population

380,085403,840

Median household income

$79,944$96,497

Median home value

$271,200$361,100

Median gross rent

$1,259$1,602

Rockland County

Population

324,422338,936

Median household income

$93,024$110,631

Median home value

$443,400$564,200

Median gross rent

$1,504$1,826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orange County	Rockland County
Under 5	6.7%	8.5%
5 to 17	19.0%	20.9%
18 to 24	10.3%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.9%	11.5%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	11.8%
65 to 74	8.6%	8.6%
75 and over	5.7%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orange County	Rockland County
White (non-Hispanic)	59.2%	60.6%
Black or African American	10.5%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.8%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	23.2%	20.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orange County	Rockland County
No high school diploma	10.3%	12.3%
High school graduate	28.0%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	18.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orange County	Rockland County
Drove alone	69.0%	66.3%
Carpooled	9.5%	8.6%
Public transit	4.4%	6.3%
Walked	3.7%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	12.8%
Other means	1.9%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orange County	Rockland County
1-unit, detached	62.4%	57.1%
1-unit, attached	6.8%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	11.5%
20 or more units	6.5%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Orange County	Rockland County
Poverty rate	13.0%	15.6%
Average household size	2.86	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	34	30
Median year structure built	1975	1970