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Orange County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 148,696 County Seat Orange County Courthouse State FIPS 37 County FIPS 135 Num Towns 3 Census-Designated Places 1 Total Town Population 31,807 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 145,919 Median Age 36.2 Veterans 5,842 Housing Units 61,213 Uninsured 820 Net Migration (recent) -2,953 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 3,417 Total Employees 50,289 Avg Annual Pay $79,229 Median Household Income $85,785 Poverty Rate 12.3% Unemployment Rate 3.9% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $129,336 Federal Spending FY2024 $1,580,587,457 Federal Spending Per Capita $10,630
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $395,600 Median Rent $1,316 FMR Studio $1,548 FMR 1BR $1,637 FMR 2BR $1,872 FMR 3BR $2,334 FMR 4BR $2,807
Health & Safety
Hospitals 3 EMS Stations 9 Fire Stations 9 Police Stations 9 Adult Smoking 11.7% Adult Obesity 27.9% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 20.6 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 3 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 3
Community
Churches 35 Libraries 3 Historic Places (NRHP) 57 Homeless Population 148 Schools 17 SNAP Stores 41 Bank Branches 7
Agriculture
Total Farms 187 Land in Farms (acres) 518 Avg Farm Size (acres) 2.8 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 DR TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTAL 2025-09-11 EM HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26 EM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 2024-08-06 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03 DR TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL 2019-01-31
Detailed Topics
Communities in Orange County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
