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Orange County, CA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Designated Market Area: Los Angeles, CA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 3,151,184   ( 140,952 from 2010 , 35,795 from 2020)
Land area: 792.8 square miles
Population density: 3974.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:1,197,539 38.00% 9.9%
Black:55,2771.75% 25.6%
Indian:6,1250.19% 1.5%
Asian:726,88123.07% 34.4%
2+ races:93,1992.96% 29.2%
Hispanic:1,072,16334.02% 5.8%
Total non-White:1,953,64562.00% 16.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:69,063 10.8
Deaths:55,0878.6
Net Migration: -64,611-10.1
Net Immigration: 14,8402.3
Change in White population:-130,960 -4.4
Change in Non-White pop.:271,912 9.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
3,010,232
1,328,49944.13%
44,0001.46%
6,2160.21%
540,83417.97%
72,1172.40%
1,012,97333.65%
1,681,73355.87%

2000
2,846,289
1,458,97851.26%
42,6391.50%
8,4140.30%
391,89613.77%
64,2582.26%
875,57930.76%
1,387,31148.74%

1990
2,410,556
1,557,95664.63%
38,8251.61%
9,5340.40%
247,28410.26%
n/a
556,95723.10%
852,60035.37%

1980
1,932,709
1,515,88778.43%
23,6711.22%
10,1380.52%
93,4914.84%
n/a
285,72214.78%
416,82221.57%

1970
1,420,386
1,225,25386.26%
9,0270.64%
3,4770.24%
16,3021.15%
n/a
160,16811.28%
195,133 13.74%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
412,730 14.5
157,6835.5
-239,271-8.4
181,5256.4
-130,479 -4.6
294,422 10.3
1990's
NumberRate
491,367 20.4
155,1426.4
-208,123-8.6
249,18810.3
-98,978 -4.1
534,711 22.2
1980's
NumberRate
372,653 19.3
133,829 6.9
248,523 12.9
n/a
42,069 2.2
435,778 22.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
345,004 24.3
n/a
290,634 20.5
221,689 15.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Orange County, CA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.7
680,041 21.6%
2,471,143 78.4%
488,359 15.5%
1,066,286
2.93
754,132 70.7%
572,619 75.9%
50,221 6.7%
312,154 29.3%

2010
NumberPercent
36.2
736,659 24.5%
2,273,573 75.5%
349,677 11.6%
992,781
2.99
708,491 71.4%
538,268 76.0%
53,896 7.6%
284,290 28.6%

2000
NumberPercent
33.4
767,129 27.0%
2,079,160 73.0%
278,805 9.8%
936,154
3.00
673,912 72.0%
533,315 79.1%
51,389 7.6%
262,242 28.0%

1990
NumberPercent
31.6
587,915 24.4%
1,822,641 75.6%
218,991 9.1%
828,849
2.87
590,490 71.2%
477,823 80.9%
38,750 6.6%
238,359 28.8%

1980
NumberPercent
29.7
524,820 27.2%
1,407,889 72.8%
160,170 8.3%
687,059
2.77
496,025 72.2%
413,574 83.4%
39,229 7.9%
191,034 27.8%

2022 Housing Data for Orange County, CA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units1,130,658 
Median Value$862,900 
Occupied1,066,28694.3%
Vacant64,3725.7%
Owned602,95956.5%
Rented463,32743.5%
Median Rent$2,248 
Single-Family Units708,08862.6%
    Detached563,37749.8%
    Attached144,71112.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units295,47926.1%
Mobile Homes29,9542.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Orange County, CA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00044,3404.2%
$10,000 to $14,99924,7852.3%
$15,000 to $19,99920,0931.9%
$20,000 to $24,99924,9252.3%
$25,000 to $29,99924,6922.3%
$30,000 to $34,99925,8332.4%
$35,000 to $39,99924,5302.3%
$40,000 to $44,99924,8222.3%
$45,000 to $49,99925,6882.4%
$50,000 to $59,99952,8525.0%
$60,000 to $74,99975,6257.1%
$75,000 to $99,999120,58011.3%
$100,000 to $124,999113,14710.6%
$125,000 to $149,99991,5878.6%
$150,000 to $199,999134,58712.6%
$200,000 or more238,20022.3%
Median Household Income109,361 
Per Capita Income50,683 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state114 
Compared to U.S.142 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI50,8224.8%
Public Assistance30,3802.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps92,1828.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed974,45071.8%
Unemployed54,1894.0%
In Armed Forces2,0630.2%
Total Labor Force1,030,70275.9%
Not in Labor Force326,92124.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector630,120485,50056.5%
Non-Profit34,93759,83536.9%
Self-Employed123,33976,36261.8%
Local Government45,36467,83840.1%
State Government21,64128,63143.0%
Federal Government11,7708,74757.4%
Total Private + Self753,459561,86257.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.113,712165,05140.8%
Total867,171726,91354.4%
Pct. Govt.11.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts327,53220.5%
Sales and Office Occupations347,62121.8%
Professional, Technical401,87525.1%
Service Occupations261,89416.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5,9200.4%
All others259,20416.2%
White Collar 67.4%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance191,13812.0%
Manufacturing186,29211.7%
Retail trade162,30310.2%
Professional, scientific, technical161,18510.1%
Educational services136,3118.5%
Accommodation and food services120,2917.5%
Construction95,3436.0%
Finance and insurance92,4825.8%
Other services79,1875.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.72,2874.5%
Transportation and warehousing57,9063.6%
Wholesale trade51,9363.2%
Public administration50,2823.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing45,8112.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation43,6882.7%
Information30,6601.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting9,0470.6%
Utilities8,3200.5%
Management2,3300.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1,3270.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Orange County, CA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican901,23328.38%
Puerto Rican13,2240.42%
Cuban9,0760.29%
Dominican1,1250.04%
Total Central American71,2462.24%
Costa Rican3,2910.10%
Guatemalan23,1170.73%
Honduran3,6870.12%
Nicaraguan3,7690.12%
Panamanian1,2990.04%
Salvadoran35,1051.11%
Other Central American9780.03%
Total South American38,7151.22%
Argentinean6,5790.21%
Bolivian2,7630.09%
Chilean2,0560.06%
Colombian9,4660.30%
Ecuadorian4,6040.14%
Paraguayan1210.00%
Peruvian8,9880.28%
Uruguayan8620.03%
Venezuelan2,4420.08%
Other South American8340.03%
Other Hispanic42,7481.35%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese215,5466.79%
Chinese112,2873.54%
Korean100,2663.16%
Filipino84,4592.66%
Indian63,5352.00%
Japanese33,6661.06%
Taiwanese15,2180.48%
Cambodian7,5130.24%
Thai4,6050.15%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English1,636,61954.5%
Spanish729,00524.3%
Vietnamese182,3756.1%
Other Indo-European100,0863.3%
Chinese95,9523.2%
Korean76,7622.6%
Other Asian55,5681.9%
Tagalog49,0121.6%
Arabic28,0520.9%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German240,6727.6%
English218,4806.9%
Irish194,1036.1%
American138,8774.4%
Italian120,3983.8%
European54,7781.7%
French48,8561.5%
Polish43,8421.4%
Scottish40,5741.3%
Iranian34,5821.1%
Swedish32,2821.0%
Norwegian29,4630.9%
Dutch27,2660.9%
Russian26,0430.8%
British17,7590.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen2,780,51087.6%
Not a citizen394,71712.4%
Native2,237,97370.5%
Foreign-born937,25429.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Orange County, CA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
160,388 7.3%129,070 5.9%379,318 17.3%589,083 26.8%591,937 26.9%347,881 15.8%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 160,388 7.3%
9-12 Years 129,070 5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 379,318 17.3%
Some College 589,083 26.8%
Bach. Degree 591,937 26.9%
Grad Degree 347,881 15.8%
Average years of education: 13.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Orange County, CA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 1,352,652 1,305,545 47,107 3.5% 5.8%
1991 1,321,757 1,251,290 70,467 5.3% 7.8%
1992 1,330,284 1,240,988 89,296 6.7% 9.4%
1993 1,326,902 1,236,273 90,629 6.8% 9.5%
1994 1,333,330 1,256,115 77,215 5.8% 8.7%
1995 1,321,873 1,255,072 66,801 5.1% 7.9%
1996 1,331,313 1,275,059 56,254 4.2% 7.3%
1997 1,374,222 1,328,578 45,644 3.3% 6.4%
1998 1,427,584 1,386,214 41,370 2.9% 5.9%
1999 1,463,186 1,423,834 39,352 2.7% 5.3%
2000 1,480,373 1,428,975 51,398 3.5% 4.9%
2001 1,509,124 1,449,080 60,044 4.0% 5.5%
2002 1,524,180 1,447,724 76,456 5.0% 6.8%
2003 1,545,325 1,470,827 74,498 4.8% 6.9%
2004 1,568,647 1,502,003 66,644 4.2% 6.2%
2005 1,586,227 1,527,005 59,222 3.7% 5.4%
2006 1,600,366 1,546,035 54,331 3.4% 4.9%
2007 1,608,580 1,546,709 61,871 3.8% 5.3%
2008 1,616,256 1,530,120 86,136 5.3% 7.3%
2009 1,595,687 1,451,508 144,179 9.0% 11.5%
2010 1,537,701 1,383,916 153,785 10.0% 12.5%
2011 1,543,784 1,400,874 142,910 9.3% 11.9%
2012 1,558,477 1,433,508 124,969 8.0% 10.5%
2013 1,559,480 1,455,311 104,169 6.7% 9.0%
2014 1,565,446 1,478,476 86,970 5.6% 7.6%
2015 1,584,296 1,513,060 71,236 4.5% 6.3%
2016 1,597,447 1,532,725 64,722 4.1% 5.5%
2017 1,606,780 1,550,063 56,717 3.5% 4.8%
2018 1,616,049 1,567,983 48,066 3.0% 4.3%
2019 1,613,108 1,567,233 45,875 2.8% 4.2%
2020 1,553,301 1,416,738 136,563 8.8% 10.1%
2021 1,560,697 1,467,342 93,355 6.0% 7.3%
2022 1,590,882 1,540,561 50,321 3.2% 4.2%
2023 1,588,873 1,532,415 56,458 3.6% 4.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com