COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orange County vs Alamance County
PLACE A
Orange County, California
VS
PLACE B
Alamance County, North Carolina
Orange County is 1592% larger than Alamance County. Orange County earns more, with a median household income $50,638 higher. Alamance County has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 6%).
ORANGE COUNTYALAMANCE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,149,507186,177+1592% vs Alamance County
Population density3,972440+3,533
Population growth5.9%13.4%−7.5 pts
Median age39.438.9+0.5
Male49.5%47.9%+1.6 pts
Female50.5%52.1%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born30.4%9.5%+20.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.9%58.1%−21.2 pts
Black1.5%19.6%−18.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino34.2%15.3%+18.9 pts
Asian22.2%1.8%+20.4 pts
Other5.2%5.3%−0.1 pts
Median household income$116,289$65,651+$50,638
Per capita income$54,557$34,547+$20,010
Poverty rate9.5%13.4%−3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.436+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher44.1%28.7%+15.4 pts
Graduate degree16.3%9.6%+6.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%5.1%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation65.6%63.3%+2.3 pts
Median home value$962,600$241,500+$721,100
Median gross rent$2,434$1,064+$1,370
Owner-occupied56.4%65.0%−8.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.5%9.1%−3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households54.0%43.4%+10.6 pts
Average commute26.725.9+0.8
Worked from home18.5%11.3%+7.2 pts
Public transit to work1.2%0.1%+1.0 pts
Uninsured6.4%10.2%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025