COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sullivan County vs Orange County
PLACE A
Sullivan County, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Orange County, California
Sullivan County is 95% smaller than Orange County. Orange County earns more, with a median household income $57,482 higher. Orange County has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs 1%).
SULLIVAN COUNTYORANGE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population163,7593,149,507−95% vs Orange County
Population density3963,972−3,576
Population growth0.9%5.9%−5.0 pts
Median age45.039.4+5.6
Male49.0%49.5%−0.6 pts
Female51.0%50.5%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born1.9%30.4%−28.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.6%36.9%+54.7 pts
Black2.0%1.5%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%34.2%−31.6 pts
Asian0.7%22.2%−21.4 pts
Other3.0%5.2%−2.2 pts
Median household income$58,807$116,289−$57,482
Per capita income$35,877$54,557−$18,680
Poverty rate15.4%9.5%+5.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.466Even
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%44.1%−17.2 pts
Graduate degree9.0%16.3%−7.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%5.4%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation56.2%65.6%−9.4 pts
Median home value$213,300$962,600−$749,300
Median gross rent$889$2,434−$1,545
Owner-occupied72.1%56.4%+15.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%5.5%+4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households38.9%54.0%−15.1 pts
Average commute21.926.7−4.8
Worked from home10.6%18.5%−7.9 pts
Public transit to work0.2%1.2%−1.0 pts
Uninsured8.9%6.4%+2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025