Demographics of Orange County, North Carolina

Orange County, North Carolina had 152,498 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +8,750 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Orange County, in four figures

152,498
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.1%
Change since July 2020: +8,750 people.; 36.1 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $90,089 ±$2,394
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Orange County, North Carolina's population grew 6.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Orange County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Orange County, North Carolina's population grew 6.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Orange County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	143,748	100.0	100.0
2021	148,919	103.6	100.2
2022	150,554	104.7	100.7
2023	151,717	105.5	101.6
2024	151,745	105.6	102.5
2025	152,498	106.1	103.1

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Population of Orange County, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	143,748	−4,963	+76	+10	−4,024
2021	148,919	+5,171	+174	+260	+5,056
2022	150,554	+1,635	+248	+674	+820
2023	151,717	+1,163	+225	+945	+32
2024	151,745	+28	+212	+1,392	−1,590
2025	152,498	+753	+224	+980	−452

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.1 ±0.2: for men 36.0 ±0.3 and for women 36.2 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Orange County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	6,101 ±7	4.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	22,134 ±715	14.8% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	27,010 ±1,193	18.0% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	34,619 ±790	23.1% ±0.5	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	35,717 ±848	23.9% ±0.6	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	24,097 ±957	16.1% ±0.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $90,089 ±$2,394, and income per person $52,900 ±$1,406, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Orange County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	8,492 ±742	14.8% ±1.3	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,344 ±743	14.6% ±1.3	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	8,450 ±707	14.7% ±1.2	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,076 ±563	10.6% ±1.0	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	9,003 ±667	15.7% ±1.1	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,194 ±487	9.1% ±0.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	11,783 ±569	20.5% ±1.0	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Orange County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	17,228 ±1,319	12.5% ±1.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,682 ±493	9.6% ±1.7	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	11,958 ±978	15.4% ±1.2	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,588 ±437	8.0% ±1.3	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Orange County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Orange County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	62,858 ±144	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.2% ±1.1	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.8% ±1.1	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.8% ±1.2	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.2% ±1.4	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$459,500 ±$9,735	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,496 ±$41	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±1	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Orange County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,914 ±0	10.6% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	99,091 ±397	66.2% ±0.3	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	15,117 ±561	10.1% ±0.4	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	11,717 ±315	7.8% ±0.2	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	334 ±137	0.2% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	7 to 107	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	756 ±301	0.5% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,692 ±686	4.5% ±0.5	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Orange County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	62,983 ±1,679	42.1% ±1.1	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	65,106 ±1,720	43.5% ±1.1	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,272 ±442	1.5% ±0.3	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	19,317 ±1,007	12.9% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9,341 ±799	6.2% ±0.5	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	9,976 ±808	6.7% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Orange County among the counties of North Carolina

21st of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Orange County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pitt County	182,936	+5.4%
Davidson County	180,182	+6.6%
Brunswick County	174,702	+26.5%
Catawba County	170,172	+5.8%
Rowan County	155,096	+5.6%
Orange County	152,498	+6.1%
Harnett County	150,137	+12.3%
Randolph County	149,516	+3.5%
Henderson County	122,375	+5.0%
Wayne County	122,278	+3.8%
Robeson County	119,941	+3.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026