COMPARING TWO PLACES
Washington County vs Orange County
PLACE A
Washington County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Orange County, California
Washington County is 100% smaller than Orange County. Orange County earns more, with a median household income $55,247 higher. Orange County has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -12%).
WASHINGTON COUNTYORANGE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population14,8223,149,507−100% vs Orange County
Population density143,972−3,959
Population growth-12.5%5.9%−18.3 pts
Median age44.639.4+5.2
Male50.2%49.5%+0.7 pts
Female49.8%50.5%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.3%30.4%−30.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.0%36.9%+28.1 pts
Black24.1%1.5%+22.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%34.2%−33.2 pts
Asian0.2%22.2%−22.0 pts
Other9.7%5.2%+4.5 pts
Median household income$61,042$116,289−$55,247
Per capita income$32,670$54,557−$21,887
Poverty rate17.1%9.5%+7.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4790.466+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%44.1%−27.1 pts
Graduate degree8.0%16.3%−8.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%5.4%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation48.9%65.6%−16.7 pts
Median home value$159,700$962,600−$802,900
Median gross rent$655$2,434−$1,779
Owner-occupied85.8%56.4%+29.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.5%5.5%+18.0 pts
Rent-burdened households13.1%54.0%−40.9 pts
Average commute34.326.7+7.6
Worked from home7.7%18.5%−10.9 pts
Public transit to work0.1%1.2%−1.0 pts
Uninsured6.8%6.4%+0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025