COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS
Orange County
California · 2,410,556 residents · 792.861 sq mi
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Orange County is significantly wealthier than the US average, with a median household income of $45,922. Population has fallen 15% since 2000, a loss of 435,733 residents. Median home value is $250,300. Households here earn about 28% more than the California median.
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
Population, 1990 – 2024
20243.2M
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.6%(183,339)
5 to 96.8%(163,575)
10 to 146.1%(148,084)
15 to 197%(168,214)
20 to 249.1%(219,145)
25 to 3420.3%(489,232)
35 to 4415.7%(378,712)
45 to 5410.8%(259,699)
55 to 647.5%(181,565)
65 to 745.4%(130,021)
75 to 842.8%(67,450)
85 and over0.9%(21,520)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$45,922
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $58,820 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$250,300
+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $253,000 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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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)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
81.2%
+1.8 ptsvs 2000
vs 79.5% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
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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Frequently asked
How many people live in Orange County, California?
Orange County, California has about 2,410,556 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Orange County, California?
The typical household in Orange County, California earns about $45,922 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Orange County, California expensive?
In Orange County, California, the median home is worth about $250,300, and the typical rent is about $790 a month.
How educated are people in Orange County, California?
About 27.8% of adults age 25 and over in Orange County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Orange County, California?
About 8.5% of people in Orange County, California live below the federal poverty line.
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