Demographics of Orange County, Texas

Orange County, Texas had 86,266 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,507 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

86,266
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,507 people.; 38.3 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,104 ±$2,537
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, Texas's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Orange County, Texas'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, Texas's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Orange County, Texas'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	84,759	100.0	100.0
2021	84,691	99.9	100.2
2022	85,103	100.4	100.7
2023	85,705	101.1	101.6
2024	85,969	101.4	102.5
2025	86,266	101.8	103.1

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Population of Orange County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	84,759	−53	−19	0	−48
2021	84,691	−68	−163	+18	+17
2022	85,103	+412	−99	+107	+457
2023	85,705	+602	−55	+120	+559
2024	85,969	+264	+4	+181	+88
2025	86,266	+297	+15	+60	+220

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.3 ±0.4: for men 38.0 ±0.7 and for women 38.6 ±0.7. 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	Texas	United States
Under 5	5,444 ±193	6.4% ±0.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	16,192 ±803	19.0% ±0.9	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,844 ±555	8.0% ±0.7	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	22,267 ±771	26.1% ±0.9	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	20,791 ±754	24.4% ±0.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,769 ±704	16.1% ±0.8	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,104 ±$2,537, and income per person $37,518 ±$1,769, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas 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	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	5,104 ±598	15.7% ±1.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,532 ±679	20.1% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,225 ±532	16.1% ±1.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,778 ±479	11.6% ±1.5	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,099 ±641	18.8% ±2.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,643 ±429	8.1% ±1.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,056 ±480	9.4% ±1.5	12.5% ±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	Texas	United States
All ages	10,594 ±1,360	12.5% ±1.6	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,208 ±561	15.0% ±2.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,058 ±751	11.5% ±1.7	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,328 ±378	12.2% ±1.9	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Orange County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Orange County	Texas	United States
Housing units	37,937 ±48	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.5% ±1.4	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.5% ±1.4	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.2% ±1.6	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.8% ±2.2	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$173,400 ±$7,758	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,100 ±$38	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±2	1992 ±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	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,216 ±0	9.6% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	65,488 ±459	76.8% ±0.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,462 ±512	7.6% ±0.6	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	953 ±190	1.1% ±0.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	116 ±53	0.1% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 183	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	102 to 620	0.1% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,623 ±618	4.2% ±0.7	3.1% ±<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	Texas	United States
Born in the state	62,305 ±1,427	73.0% ±1.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,877 ±1,435	23.3% ±1.7	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	416 ±158	0.5% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,709 ±423	3.2% ±0.5	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,346 ±236	1.6% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,363 ±371	1.6% ±0.4	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Orange County among the counties of Texas

48th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Orange County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Potter County	114,453	−3.3%
Bowie County	92,696	−0.2%
Victoria County	92,656	+1.5%
Henderson County	88,595	+7.5%
Angelina County	88,154	+1.9%
Orange County	86,266	+1.8%
Coryell County	85,592	+3.0%
Walker County	83,842	+9.5%
Wise County	83,778	+21.5%
San Patricio County	72,053	+4.7%
Harrison County	71,956	+4.6%

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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