COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Orange County

California · 2,410,556 residents · 793 sq mi

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Orange County is a county of 2,410,556 people in California. The typical home is worth $250,300. Median rent is $790 a month. Households take in $45,922 a year at the median, 52% more than the country as a whole. That is roughly 28% ahead of the California median. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

28% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,410,556

−15%vs 2000

vs 2,846,289 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

−5%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

793 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243.2M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(183,339)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(163,575)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(148,084)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(168,214)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.1%(219,145)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.3%(489,232)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(378,712)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(259,699)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(181,565)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(130,021)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(67,450)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(21,520)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,922

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,820 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,890

−23%vs 2000

vs $25,826 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$250,300

+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $253,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$790

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $923 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.4% in 2000

39.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic51.3%(1,458,978)

Black1.5%(42,639)

Hispanic / Latino30.8%(875,579)

Asian13.5%(383,810)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.7%(1,896,724)

Black1.7%(41,632)

Hispanic / Latino23.1%(556,957)

Asian10.4%(250,136)

Other9.2%(222,064)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican28.3%(897,450)

Central American2.3%(72,880)

South American1.4%(43,384)

Salvadoran1.1%(35,144)

Guatemalan0.7%(23,694)

Puerto Rican0.4%(12,691)

Spaniard0.4%(12,460)

Colombian0.4%(11,939)

Peruvian0.3%(10,735)

Cuban0.3%(8,848)

Argentine0.2%(6,525)

Ecuadorian0.2%(5,506)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0.2%(5,062)

Honduran0.1%(4,327)

Bolivian0.1%(2,720)

Costa Rican0.1%(2,684)

Venezuelan0.1%(2,570)

Chilean0.1%(2,087)

Panamanian0%(1,385)

Dominican0%(1,164)

Uruguayan0%(791)

Paraguayan0%(139)

Asian origin

Vietnamese7.2%(226,850)

Chinese3.5%(111,743)

Korean3.3%(103,902)

Filipino2.7%(85,690)

Asian Indian2%(62,003)

Japanese1%(31,428)

Taiwanese0.5%(16,193)

Pakistani0.3%(8,905)

Cambodian0.2%(7,837)

Thai0.1%(4,428)

Laotian0.1%(3,248)

Indonesian0.1%(3,071)

+ 12 more asian origin groups with data

Kazakh0.1%(2,848)

Hmong0.1%(1,659)

Bangladeshi0%(1,496)

Nepalese0%(1,322)

Sri Lankan0%(1,215)

Uzbek0%(1,032)

Burmese0%(650)

Malaysian0%(439)

Mongolian0%(274)

Singaporean0%(125)

Okinawan0%(55)

Mien0%(53)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(7,294)

Samoan0.2%(5,260)

Chamorro0.1%(2,411)

Tongan0%(1,445)

Fijian0%(1,174)

Guamanian0%(611)

Marshallese0%(96)

Ancestry

German7.5%(235,950)

English7.3%(231,829)

Irish6%(190,775)

American4.5%(143,091)

Italian3.6%(114,002)

French1.4%(44,038)

Arab1.4%(43,883)

Polish1.3%(42,195)

Scottish1.3%(41,790)

Iranian1.3%(39,737)

Swedish1%(30,640)

Norwegian0.9%(27,199)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.7%(23,724)

Russian0.7%(23,701)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(15,259)

Subsaharan African0.4%(12,183)

Egyptian0.4%(11,833)

Welsh0.4%(11,326)

British0.3%(10,910)

Portuguese0.3%(10,873)

Danish0.3%(10,538)

Greek0.3%(10,269)

Armenian0.3%(9,872)

Hungarian0.3%(8,873)

Lebanese0.3%(8,812)

French Canadian0.3%(8,439)

Ukrainian0.3%(8,016)

Romanian0.2%(7,654)

Canadian0.2%(7,098)

Czech0.2%(7,001)

Austrian0.2%(5,465)

Swiss0.2%(5,264)

Syrian0.2%(5,261)

Croatian0.1%(4,609)

Turkish0.1%(4,580)

Palestinian0.1%(4,375)

Brazilian0.1%(4,042)

Lithuanian0.1%(3,356)

West Indian0.1%(3,204)

Finnish0.1%(3,177)

Slovak0.1%(2,652)

Jordanian0.1%(2,619)

Belgian0.1%(2,226)

Nigerian0.1%(2,147)

Israeli0.1%(2,123)

Serbian0.1%(2,086)

Moroccan0.1%(1,989)

Ethiopian0%(1,536)

Bulgarian0%(1,413)

Iraqi0%(1,341)

Jamaican0%(1,235)

Australian0%(1,156)

Slovene0%(1,036)

Somali0%(873)

Kenyan0%(766)

Latvian0%(659)

Ghanaian0%(645)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(511)

Haitian0%(471)

Guyanese0%(442)

Macedonian0%(412)

Barbadian0%(162)

Cape Verdean0%(42)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Vietnamese population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.8%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.2%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.2 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 19.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.2%(492,707)

Married53%(684,116)

Widowed1.9%(25,085)

Divorced6.9%(88,947)

Women 15+

Never married32.7%(435,590)

Married49.5%(659,697)

Widowed7%(93,718)

Divorced10.9%(144,725)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.4%

−10.9 ptssince 2013

from 17.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.4%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 68.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.3%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.1%(20,155)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.6%(15,322)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.8%(30,308)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.2%(6,315)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(1,487)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 87,155 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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