What is the population of Orange County, California?

The population of Orange County, California is 3,128,595, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Orange County, California?

The median household income in Orange County, California is $113,881, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Orange County, California is $904,170, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Orange County, California is 5.3%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income B

Education B

Metric	Orange County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Population	3,128,595	38,909,900	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	3296.4	237.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.14%	0.19%	0.57%
Median age	37.6	35.4	37.1
Households	1,072,129	13,415,389	128,459,983

Year	Orange County

Group	Share

Orange County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Orange County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$113,881	$96,718	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.48%	6.01%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	6.4%	5.2%

Metric	Orange County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$904,170	$642,203	$242,182
Median rent	$2,351	$1,955	$1,342
Homeownership rate	56.4%	55.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Orange County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	23.3	23.6	22.5
Work from home	16.6%	15.5%	13.4%

Orange County has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Orange County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.3%	33.0%	31.6%
Average household size	2.89	2.85	2.54

Orange County has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	Orange County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	81.6	79.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	13.3%	16.4%	16.3%
Smokers	10.8%	13.9%	19.0%