California

Orange County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
39.8%
Hispanic
33.8%
East Asian
14.9%
Indian
6.2%
Other
5.3%

Compared with California and the United States

Orange Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricOrange CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White39.8%32.5%58%
Hispanic33.8%41.2%—
East Asian14.9%6.5%—
Indian6.2%2.7%—
Black or African American1.7%5.3%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%0.4%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Orange County next to California and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricOrange CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—110.7 (+10.7%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—154.3 (+54.3%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$116,289$99,122$80,734
Median home value$962,600$734,700$332,700
Home price to income8.3×7.4×4.1×
Median gross rent$2,434/mo$2,036/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income25.1%24.6%21.0%