Living in Orange County Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 21,243 households are located in Orange County Schools area. Among them, 6,498 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.10 people. The total number of children in the region is 15,916 and 12,719 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

6% (2,987) of residents are non-citizens and 12% (6,385) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Orange County Schools, North Carolina
Household	21,243
Population	54,034
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,498 (31%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	15,916
Total Students	12,719
Pre-Kindergarten	906
Kindergarten	744
Grade 1-8	5,092
Grade 9-12	3,431
College/Graduate School	2,546
Veterans	42,486
Non-citizen	2,987
Non-English Home Language	6,385
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

44,232 residents are over the age of 16 and 27,935 people are in labor force. Among them, 27,917 people are in civilian labor force and 18 are in armed labor force. 26,900 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Orange County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,439	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	21,476	81.23%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,986	7.51%
Public transportation	305	1.15%
Walked	193	0.73%
Other method	323	1.22%
Worked from home	2,156	8.15%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,900	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	12,481	46.40%
Service	4,258	15.83%
Sales and office	5,189	19.29%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,711	10.08%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,261	8.41%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,900	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	267	0.99%
Construction	2,442	9.08%
Manufacturing	2,139	7.95%
Wholesale trade	362	1.35%
Retail trade	2,317	8.61%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	897	3.33%
Information	352	1.31%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,401	5.21%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,680	13.68%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	8,009	29.77%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,429	9.03%
Other services, except public administration	1,277	4.75%
Public administration	1,328	4.94%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,900	-
Private wage and salary workers	19,762	73.46%
Government workers	4,721	17.55%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,353	8.75%
Unpaid family workers	64	0.24%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $100,030 for the 21,243 households in Orange County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $38,484. 49,261 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.07%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	21,243	-
Less than $10,000	849	4.00%
$10,000 - $14,999	806	3.79%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,269	5.97%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,832	8.62%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,747	12.93%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,575	16.83%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,111	14.64%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,356	15.80%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,672	7.87%
More than $200,000	2,026	9.54%
Median Household Income	$71,197	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$100,030	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	14,369	-
Less than $10,000	299	2.08%
$10,000 - $14,999	210	1.46%
$15,000 - $24,999	568	3.95%
$25,000 - $34,999	881	6.13%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,511	10.52%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,554	17.77%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,213	15.40%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,873	19.99%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,461	10.17%
More than $200,000	1,799	12.52%

Median Family Income	$87,139	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$114,895	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$38,484	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$52,276	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$52,276	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	54,091	-
With health insurance coverage	49,261	91.07%
Public coverage	16,912	31.27%
Private health insurance	39,946	73.85%
Without health insurance coverage	4,830	8.93%

Housing

There are 23,194 housing units in Orange County Schools area, North Carolina with 21,243 units (91.59%) occupied. 16,666 houses (78.45%) are occupied by owner and 4,577 houses (21.55%) are rented. The average housing value is $232,000 and the average rental cost is $927. 997 houses (4.30%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,733 houses (7.47%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,194	-
Occupied	21,243	91.59%
Owner Occupied	16,666	78.45%
Renter Occupied	4,577	21.55%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	16,924	72.97%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	656	2.83%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,410	6.08%
Mobile Homes	4,198	18.10%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	6	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,194	-
Built 2014 or later	997	4.30%
Built 2010 - 2013	719	3.10%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,280	18.45%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,829	20.82%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,624	19.94%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,102	13.37%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,661	7.16%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,249	5.39%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,733	7.47%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,194	-
1 room	189	0.81%
2 rooms	168	0.72%
3 rooms	1,141	4.92%
4 rooms	3,452	14.88%
5 rooms	4,739	20.43%
6 rooms	4,799	20.69%
7 rooms	3,225	13.90%
8 rooms	2,330	10.05%
9 rooms or more	3,151	13.59%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,194	-
no bedroom	189	0.81%
1 bedroom	927	4.00%
2 bedrooms	4,921	21.22%
3 bedrooms	12,494	53.87%
4 bedrooms	3,915	16.88%
5 bedrooms or more	748	3.22%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	16,666	-
Less than $50,000	1,327	7.96%
$50,000 - $99,999	856	5.14%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,904	11.42%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,735	16.41%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,165	24.99%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,921	23.53%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,580	9.48%
$1,000,000 or more	178	1.07%
Median House Value	$232,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,049	-
Less than $500	192	4.74%
$500 - $999	2,151	53.12%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,459	36.03%
$1,500 - $1,999	225	5.56%
$2,000 - $2,499	8	0.20%
$2,500 - $2,999	12	0.30%
$3,000 or more	2	0.05%
Median Rental Costs	$927	-

Demographic

A total of 54,575 people lives in Orange County Schools area, North Carolina with 26,814 male and 27,761 female. The males to female ratio is 49.13 to 50.87. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	54,575	-
Male	26,814	49.13%
Female	27,761	50.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	54,575	-
Under 5 years	3,120	5.72%
5 - 9 years	3,186	5.84%
10 - 14 years	3,339	6.12%
15 - 19 years	3,825	7.01%
20 - 24 years	2,032	3.72%
25 - 34 years	5,791	10.61%
35 - 44 years	7,000	12.83%
45 - 54 years	8,354	15.31%
55 - 59 years	4,176	7.65%
60 - 64 years	4,400	8.06%
65 - 74 years	6,242	11.44%
75 - 84 years	2,309	4.23%
85 years and older	801	1.47%
Median Age	43.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	54,575	-
One Race	53,386	97.82%
White	43,527	79.76%
Black or African American	6,330	11.60%
American Indian and Alaska Native	581	1.06%
Asian	1,064	1.95%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1	0.00%
Other	1,883	3.45%

Two or more races	1,189	2.18%
White and Black or African American	582	1.07%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	161	0.30%
White and Asian	153	0.28%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	130	0.24%

Living in Orange County Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic