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Orange County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Orange County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Orange County, TX has a population of 86,115 with modest 1.1% growth over five years, supported by a labor force participation rate of 61.8% and an unemployment rate of 6.3%. Workers earn a median of $44,762 annually against a relatively low cost base—median home values sit at $163,400 and median gross rent at $1,018 per month—with a 75.2% homeownership rate. Educational attainment skews toward high school completion (91.0%) rather than four-year degrees (17.8%), and a median household income of $72,104 alongside a $48,264 GDP per capita suggests a workforce concentrated in skilled trades and industrial occupations.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

86,115

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$72,104

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.1% since 2018

Orange County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone67,656 (79.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,635 (7.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,977 (5.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,934 (3.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,916 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone953 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,351
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)551
  3. 3.Other Indo-European285
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island269
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic224

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,479

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,264

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,408

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,128
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)6,777
  3. 3.Construction (Group)4,760
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)4,071
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,294

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations12,938
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations7,218
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,710
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,486
  5. 5.Service Occupations5,369

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.80×)6,832
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.76×)4,621
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.15×)2,067
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.01×)4,163
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.99×)2,215

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$163,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,018/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9993,689 (15.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,841 (11.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,168 (8.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,167 (8.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,937 (7.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,621 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,762

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone31,545 (84.9%)
  • Carpooled3,342 (9.0%)
  • Worked At Home1,452 (3.9%)
  • Other402 (1.1%)
  • Walked288 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle67 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.