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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Orange County is $35,406, which is higher than the state average of $25,608 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Orange County median household income is $57,261, which has grown by 35.14% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 19.16% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Orange County residents spend 22.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1

Orange County	35,406 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Orange County	28,849 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Orange County	33,880 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Orange County	24,273 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #5

Orange County	57,261 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Orange County	92,658 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #9

Orange County	35.14%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Orange County		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	32.46%	$15,585, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	21.68%	$19,744, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.60%	$4,585, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.07%	$28,989, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Orange County	85,866 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Orange County	121,724 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Orange County	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$63,476, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$33,431, see rank	$32,930	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,027, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
Asian	$73,107, see rank	$67,138	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$27,083, see rank	$31,471	$37,170
One Race, Other	$26,081, see rank	$32,177	$40,300
Two or More Races	$39,451, see rank	$38,158	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Orange County	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$18,758, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,484, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$83,312, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$50,686, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Orange County	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	112,781, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	52,853, 46.86%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	36,605, 69.26%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	65, 0.12%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	36,540, 69.14%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	33,606, 91.97%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,934, 8.03%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	16,248, 30.74%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	59,928, 53.14%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	36,842, 61.48%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	36,842, 61.48%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	34,243, 92.95%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,599, 7.05%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	23,086, 38.52%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Orange County	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	66,130, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	44,840, 67.81%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,009, 9.09%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4,941, 7.47%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	3,599, 5.44%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	2,199, 3.33%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	4,542, 6.87%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Orange County	22.1 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Orange County	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	67,849	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	33,606, 49.53%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18,354, 54.62%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,805, 14.30%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,187, 12.46%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	112, 0.33%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,404, 7.15%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,429, 7.23%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	34,243, 50.47%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19,412, 56.69%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	6,124, 17.88%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,574, 22.12%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31, 0.09%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	72, 0.21%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	992, 2.90%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Orange County	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	67,849, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	550, 0.81%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	3,528, 5.20%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,772, 5.56%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,056, 1.56%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6,491, 9.57%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,379, 2.03%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	1,304, 1.92%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,446, 5.08%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	8,595, 12.67%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	26,263, 38.71%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6,896, 10.16%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,849, 2.73%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,720, 4.01%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Orange County	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	21,378	16.82%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,806	8.99%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.