Orange County vs. Durham County

	Orange County (NC)	Durham County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	146,027	316,739
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.2%	17.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	133,702	269,999
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	133,801	267,587
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.5%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.7%	20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.0%	13.1%
Female persons, percent	52.2%	52.3%
White alone, percent	76.6%	53.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.8%	37.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	8.3%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.6%	13.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	69.2%	42.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,736	15,218
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.3%	13.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	59,184	138,954
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.9%	53.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$292,500	$209,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,797	$1,438
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$577	$473
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,077	$1,014
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	28.2%	34.5%
Building permits, 2018	1,242	3,359
Households, 2014-2018	52,529	123,444
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.51	2.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	77.4%	79.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	17.0%	18.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.5%	91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.4%	85.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.7%	88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	57.6%	47.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.5%	13.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.8%	67.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.1%	65.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	283,037	832,483
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,389,903	3,784,995
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	161,418	8,955,517
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	510,445	6,468,740
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,385,293	3,402,052
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,043	$12,166
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.9	22.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$68,211	$58,190
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,650	$34,063
Persons in poverty, percent	12.4%	13.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,289	7,556
Total employment, 2017	46,466	191,882
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,106,876	12,645,500
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.8%	3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	13,405	24,948
All firms, 2012	14,373	24,763
Men-owned firms, 2012	7,689	11,979
Women-owned firms, 2012	5,219	10,338
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,019	9,077
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	11,822	14,451
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,240	2,226
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	12,448	21,268
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.4%	24.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	35.5%	34.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	336.2	935.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	397.96	285.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Orange county (NC) and Durham county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.