Orange County, North Carolina

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 147,292
Median household income: $88,553
Median home value: $428,500

Orange County, North Carolina counts 147,292 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $88,553 is above the North Carolina median ($69,904).

From 2019 to 2023, Orange County's population grew 1.7% from 144,836 to 147,292, while its median household income rose 23.5% from $71,723 to $88,553.

57.7% of workers drive to work alone. 59.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 147,292
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $88,553
Median home value: $428,500
Median gross rent: $1,387
Housing units: 62,127
Homeownership rate: 64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

144,836147,292

Median household income

$71,723$88,553

Median home value

$308,800$428,500

Median gross rent

$1,093$1,387

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	144,836	$71,723	$308,800	$1,093
2020	146,354	$74,803	$331,800	$1,136
2021	147,376	$79,205	$339,900	$1,180
2022	145,919	$85,785	$395,600	$1,316
2023	147,292	$88,553	$428,500	$1,387

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2417.3%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,168	4.2%
5 to 17	22,343	15.2%
18 to 24	25,492	17.3%
25 to 34	17,478	11.9%
35 to 44	17,013	11.6%
45 to 54	18,224	12.4%
55 to 64	17,473	11.9%
65 to 74	14,476	9.8%
75 and over	8,625	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	98,391	66.8%
Black or African American	15,054	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	372	0.3%
Asian	11,565	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	39	0.0%
Some other race	628	0.4%
Two or more races	5,703	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,540	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate12.6%

Some college or associate's18.8%

Bachelor's degree27.5%

Graduate or professional degree34.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,323	6.8%
High school graduate	11,790	12.6%
Some college or associate's	17,502	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	25,681	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	31,993	34.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone57.7%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit4.2%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home24.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	41,130	57.7%
Carpooled	4,778	6.7%
Public transit	2,982	4.2%
Walked	2,880	4.0%
Bicycle	1,298	1.8%
Worked from home	17,275	24.2%
Other means	968	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,589	25.1%
15 to 29 min	23,793	44.0%
30 to 44 min	11,108	20.6%
45 to 59 min	2,987	5.5%
60+ min	2,559	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 12.4% (16,892 of 135,916)

	Count	Share
Family households	33,795	59.9%
Nonfamily households	22,661	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	56,456	90.9%
Vacant	5,671	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	36,269	64.2%
Renter-occupied	20,187	35.8%

1-unit, detached59.6%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units12.3%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,057	59.6%
1-unit, attached	4,825	7.8%
2 to 4 units	2,888	4.6%
5 to 19 units	7,644	12.3%
20 or more units	5,915	9.5%
Mobile home & other	3,798	6.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 37135
State: North Carolina
Land area: 398 sq mi
Water area: 3.42 sq mi
Center point: 36.0625, -79.1200