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Orange County

Texas · 86,266 residents (2025 est.) · 334 sq mi
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Orange County is a county of 85,307 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. Few US counties rank higher on income. The typical home is worth $173,400, having roughly tripled since 2000. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 67%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
85,307
Unchangedsince 2000
from 84,966 in 2000
86,266 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
256 / sq mi
+3%since 2009
from 247 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.3
+6%since 2000
from 36.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
334 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
80K81K83K84K86K19902000201020202024Orange County
202485K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(5,444)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.2%(6,164)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.2%(6,182)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(5,573)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(5,117)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.5%(10,666)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.6%(11,601)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.8%(10,103)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.5%(10,688)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.7%(8,279)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(4,178)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.5%(1,312)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,104
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,586 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,518
+114%since 2000
from $17,554 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.0%
+20.3 ptssince 2009
from 27.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2000
from 13.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.457
+6%since 2010
from 0.432 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade18%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade12.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Information10.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Education & health services1.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing1.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Manufacturing0.9%
US avg: 0.4%
Arts, entertainment, food0.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$173,400
+67%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $57,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,100
+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $472 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
75.2%
−2.0 ptssince 2000
from 77.2% in 2000
24.8% rent
Vacancy rate
14.5%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.61 people
+5%since 2009
from 2.49 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 16.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 43.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.4
+39%since 2009
from 1.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
58
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic85.9%(72,955)
Black8.3%(7,080)
Hispanic / Latino3.6%(3,073)
Asian0.8%(652)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic76.8%(65,488)
Black7.6%(6,462)
Hispanic / Latino9.6%(8,216)
Asian1.1%(953)
Other4.9%(4,188)
Diversity Score
49
+36%since 2009
from 36 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
31
−18%since 2020
from 38 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican7.7%(6,597)
Honduran0.3%(269)
Salvadoran0.3%(243)
Spaniard0.2%(161)
Dominican0.2%(157)
Cuban0.1%(126)
Puerto Rican0.1%(66)
Nicaraguan0.1%(44)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.4%(324)
Cambodian0.3%(279)
Filipino0.1%(88)
Korean0.1%(87)
Asian Indian0.1%(55)
Pakistani0.1%(55)
Chinese0%(34)
Laotian0%(6)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(33)
Ancestry
German11.5%(9,839)
English11.5%(9,811)
French11.2%(9,564)
Irish11.2%(9,549)
American5.7%(4,879)
Italian2.9%(2,441)
French Canadian1.7%(1,450)
Scottish1.5%(1,309)
Welsh1.3%(1,075)
Dutch1%(889)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(599)
+ 27 more ancestry groups with data
Polish0.4%(372)
British0.3%(287)
Norwegian0.3%(265)
Portuguese0.3%(231)
Czech0.2%(161)
Swedish0.2%(157)
West Indian0.2%(139)
Russian0.2%(133)
Arab0.1%(123)
Lithuanian0.1%(107)
Swiss0.1%(94)
Nigerian0.1%(74)
Hungarian0.1%(68)
Slovak0.1%(67)
Moroccan0.1%(62)
Greek0.1%(56)
Canadian0.1%(48)
Haitian0%(38)
Lebanese0%(31)
Iraqi0%(26)
Danish0%(24)
Slovene0%(17)
Finnish0%(12)
Ukrainian0%(11)
Syrian0%(1)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
17.7%
+6.7 ptssince 2000
from 11.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.2%
+12.2 ptssince 2000
from 79.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
5.1%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 2.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.1 min
+77%since 2000
from 14.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
84.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 86.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
3.9%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.7%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.0%
−1.2 ptssince 2011
from 7.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.9%
+3.6 ptssince 2011
from 57.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
64.2%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 66.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.2%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 13.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.3%
+6.4 ptssince 2009
from 27.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
50.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
3.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.0%
−5.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.4%
−2.4 ptssince 2012
from 18.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
14.9%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 19.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.6%
+16.7 ptssince 2017
from 73.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.6%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 91.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.0%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 85.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
93.0%
−2.2 ptssince 2016
from 95.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2016
from 3.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.1%(9,254)
Married57.8%(19,061)
Widowed3%(1,003)
Divorced11.1%(3,663)
Women 15+
Never married24.1%(8,324)
Married52.6%(18,174)
Widowed10.1%(3,503)
Divorced13.1%(4,535)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
14.9%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 19.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
52.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 53.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.8%
−3.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 17.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 16.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.6%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 62.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.0%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 32.2% 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)29.7%(1,329)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(1,026)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.5%(1,321)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.1%(92)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(6)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,479 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Orange County, Texas?

Orange County, Texas has about 85,307 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Orange County, Texas?

The typical household in Orange County, Texas earns about $72,104 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Orange County, Texas expensive?

In Orange County, Texas, the median home is worth about $173,400, and the typical rent is about $1,100 a month.

How educated are people in Orange County, Texas?

About 17.7% of adults age 25 and over in Orange County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Orange County, Texas?

About 12.5% of people in Orange County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Orange County, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Orange County, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 4,798 residents, a change of about 6 percent over that period.

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