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
median household income $72,104, 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
Unique to this place
What stands out about Orange County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.4% → 17.7%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share88.1% → 76.8%(−11.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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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Over time
Orange County, decade by decade
Orange County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
80,509
$63,753
$106,563
10.4%
27.1
2000
84,966
$68,469
$104,017
11.0%
31.8
2010
81,837
$68,928
$117,244
12.5%
37.6
2020
84,808
$76,950
$140,718
16.0%
49.6
2024
85,307
$72,104
$173,400
17.7%
49.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
