2022 population: 150,477 ( 16,676 from 2010 , 1,770 from 2020)
Land area: 397.6 square miles
Population density: 378.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	103,596	68.85%	9.4%
Black:	17,272	11.48%	9.9%
Indian:	477	0.32%	24.5%
Asian:	12,153	8.08%	34.6%
2+ races:	3,726	2.48%	40.0%
Hispanic:	13,253	8.81%	20.3%

Total non-White:	46,881	31.15%	19.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,607	8.8
Deaths:	2,227	7.5
Net Migration:	1,688	5.7
Net Immigration:	909	3.1

Change in White population:	8,925	6.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,751	5.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
133,801
94,671	70.76%
15,722	11.75%
383	0.29%
9,031	6.75%
2,661	1.99%
11,017	8.23%
39,130	29.24%

2000
118,227
89,656	75.83%
16,175	13.68%
388	0.33%
4,860	4.11%
1,706	1.44%
5,273	4.46%
28,571	24.17%

1990
93,851
75,124	80.05%
14,808	15.78%
337	0.36%
2,336	2.49%
n/a
1,246	1.33%
18,727	19.95%

1980
77,055
62,045	80.52%
13,239	17.18%
187	0.24%
717	0.93%
n/a
809	1.05%
15,010	19.48%

1970
57,707
46,801	81.10%
10,092	17.49%
52	0.09%
214	0.37%
n/a
451	0.78%
10,906	18.90%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
12,400	10.5
6,545	5.5
2,062	1.7
6,183	5.2

5,015	4.2
10,559	8.9

Number	Rate
1990's
11,540	12.3
6,025	6.4
10,694	11.4
2,684	2.9

14,532	15.5
9,844	10.5

Number	Rate
1980's
10,019	13.0
4,848	6.3
11,803	15.3
n/a

13,079	17.0
3,717	4.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
13,888	24.1
n/a

15,244	26.4
4,104	7.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Orange County, NC

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.2
28,026	18.6%
122,451	81.4%
22,449	14.9%

55,534
2.42

33,416	60.2%
27,474	82.2%
2,501	7.5%
22,118	39.8%

2010
Number	Percent
33.1
27,969	20.9%
105,832	79.1%
12,889	9.6%

51,457
2.41

30,659	59.6%
23,802	77.6%
2,986	9.7%
20,798	40.4%

2000
Number	Percent
30.9
23,968	20.3%
94,259	79.7%
9,860	8.3%

45,916
2.36

26,417	57.5%
20,766	78.6%
2,648	10.0%
19,499	42.5%

1990
Number	Percent
29.3
17,862	19.0%
75,989	81.0%
8,116	8.6%

36,278
2.33

21,395	59.0%
17,482	81.7%
1,675	7.8%
14,883	41.0%

1980
Number	Percent
25.9
15,764	20.5%
61,291	79.5%
5,744	7.5%

27,050
2.49

16,871	62.4%
13,791	81.7%
1,515	9.0%
10,179	37.6%

2022 Housing Data for Orange County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,269	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,709	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,827	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,561	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,608	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,433	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,759	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,854	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,831	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,562	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,682	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,396	11.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,922	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,614	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,299	9.5%
$200,000 or more	10,208	18.4%

Median Household Income	85,785
Per Capita Income	50,449

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	123
Compared to U.S.	103

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,772	3.2%
Public Assistance	906	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,448	6.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	61,249	67.3%
Unemployed	2,705	3.0%
In Armed Forces	19	0.0%

Total Labor Force	63,973	70.3%
Not in Labor Force	27,040	29.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	20,157	17,311	53.8%
Non-Profit	3,809	5,773	39.8%
Self-Employed	4,641	3,392	57.8%

Local Government	1,690	1,746	49.2%
State Government	4,794	7,420	39.3%
Federal Government	864	632	57.8%

Total Private + Self	24,798	20,703	54.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,157	15,571	41.7%
Total	35,955	36,274	49.8%

Pct. Govt.	23.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,409	17.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,506	14.5%
Professional, Technical	30,706	42.5%
Service Occupations	10,816	15.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	158	0.2%
All others	7,866	10.9%

White Collar		74.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	16,267	22.5%
Health care and social assistance	11,387	15.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	9,116	12.6%
Retail trade	5,709	7.9%
Accommodation and food services	4,979	6.9%
Manufacturing	4,267	5.9%
Construction	3,084	4.3%
Other services	2,893	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,440	3.4%
Public administration	2,310	3.2%
Finance and insurance	2,112	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,049	2.8%
Information	1,546	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,282	1.8%
Transportation and warehousing	1,032	1.4%
Wholesale trade	822	1.1%
Utilities	519	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	477	0.7%
Management	12	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,472	4.44%
Puerto Rican	1,115	0.76%
Cuban	307	0.21%
Dominican	100	0.07%

Total Central American	1,905	1.31%
Costa Rican	92	0.06%
Guatemalan	837	0.57%
Honduran	552	0.38%
Nicaraguan	44	0.03%
Panamanian	26	0.02%
Salvadoran	354	0.24%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,446	0.99%
Argentinean	261	0.18%
Bolivian	28	0.02%
Chilean	204	0.14%
Colombian	401	0.27%
Ecuadorian	84	0.06%
Paraguayan	37	0.03%
Peruvian	113	0.08%
Uruguayan	48	0.03%
Venezuelan	270	0.19%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,395	0.96%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	3,855	2.64%
Indian	2,327	1.59%
Korean	1,292	0.89%
Filipino	528	0.36%
Japanese	522	0.36%
Burmese	522	0.36%
Taiwanese	246	0.17%
Vietnamese	215	0.15%
Cambodian	160	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	117,318	83.9%
Spanish	9,571	6.8%
Chinese	3,510	2.5%
Other Indo-European	2,908	2.1%
Other Asian	1,716	1.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,200	0.9%
Korean	844	0.6%
Arabic	653	0.5%
Other	538	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	20,505	14.1%
German	16,475	11.3%
Irish	15,105	10.4%
Italian	6,681	4.6%
American	5,735	3.9%
Scottish	4,792	3.3%
Scotch-Irish	3,988	2.7%
Polish	3,711	2.5%
European	3,280	2.2%
French	3,030	2.1%
British	1,702	1.2%
Russian	1,694	1.2%
Welsh	1,605	1.1%
Dutch	1,390	1.0%
Swedish	1,283	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	136,814	93.8%
Not a citizen	9,105	6.2%

Native	128,031	87.7%
Foreign-born	17,888	12.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,754	3.0%	3,333	3.6%	11,700	12.7%	17,621	19.1%	25,510	27.6%	31,566	34.1%
Average years of education: 15.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,754	3.0%
9-12 Years	3,333	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	11,700	12.7%
Some College	17,621	19.1%
Bach. Degree	25,510	27.6%
Grad Degree	31,566	34.1%
Average years of education: 15.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	53,357	52,061	1,296	2.4%	4.1%
1991	54,697	53,142	1,555	2.8%	5.9%
1992	56,088	54,451	1,637	2.9%	6.3%
1993	57,509	56,187	1,322	2.3%	5.1%
1994	59,163	57,984	1,179	2.0%	4.4%
1995	59,945	58,789	1,156	1.9%	4.4%
1996	61,474	60,375	1,099	1.8%	4.4%
1997	63,503	62,518	985	1.6%	3.8%
1998	64,132	63,272	860	1.3%	3.5%
1999	65,292	64,525	767	1.2%	3.3%

2000	64,850	63,211	1,639	2.5%	3.7%
2001	66,435	64,111	2,324	3.5%	5.6%
2002	65,162	62,226	2,936	4.5%	6.9%
2003	64,718	61,822	2,896	4.5%	6.7%
2004	64,567	61,934	2,633	4.1%	5.9%
2005	65,463	62,838	2,625	4.0%	5.6%
2006	67,274	64,873	2,401	3.6%	5.1%
2007	68,066	65,684	2,382	3.5%	5.1%
2008	69,998	67,186	2,812	4.0%	6.2%
2009	70,504	65,753	4,751	6.7%	11.0%

2010	70,250	65,665	4,585	6.5%	10.7%
2011	70,542	65,937	4,605	6.5%	10.3%
2012	72,628	68,085	4,543	6.3%	9.5%
2013	72,832	69,076	3,756	5.2%	7.8%
2014	72,720	69,439	3,281	4.5%	6.1%
2015	73,308	69,954	3,354	4.6%	5.7%
2016	74,699	71,532	3,167	4.2%	5.1%
2017	76,541	73,641	2,900	3.8%	4.5%
2018	77,617	75,032	2,585	3.3%	4.0%
2019	80,591	77,968	2,623	3.3%	3.8%

2020	77,808	73,636	4,172	5.4%	7.3%
2021	77,576	74,759	2,817	3.6%	4.9%
2022	81,502	79,031	2,471	3.0%	3.7%
2023	83,045	80,644	2,401	2.9%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	61,213
Median Value	$395,600

Occupied	55,534	90.7%
Vacant	5,679	9.3%

Owned	35,939	64.7%
Rented	19,595	35.3%
Median Rent	$1,316

Single-Family Units	41,574	67.9%
Detached	36,796	60.1%
Attached	4,778	7.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,790	20.9%
Mobile Homes	4,020	6.6%

Orange County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Orange County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Orange County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Orange County, NC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Orange County, NC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Orange County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Orange County, NC