San Bernardino County vs. Orange County
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San Bernardino County (CA) Orange County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2,171,603 3,185,968
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6.7% 5.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 2,035,201 3,010,274
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 2,035,210 3,010,232
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.1% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 26.4% 21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 11.6% 14.8%
Female persons, percent 50.2% 50.6%
White alone, percent 76.7% 71.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 9.4% 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 2.1% 1.0%
Asian alone, percent 7.8% 21.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.5% 0.4%
Two or More Races, percent 3.5% 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 54.0% 34.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 27.9% 40.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 91,759 112,264
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 21.0% 30.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 725,896 1,111,227
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 59.3% 57.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $305,400 $652,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,758 $2,702
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $470 $621
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,230 $1,777
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 19.8% 34.2%
Building permits, 2018 5,577 7,515
Households, 2014-2018 630,633 1,032,373
Persons per household, 2014-2018 3.30 3.02
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.2% 87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 41.6% 45.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.2% 94.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.7% 89.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 79.5% 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 20.3% 39.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.4% 5.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.3% 8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.1% 65.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.4% 58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,857,960 9,050,642
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 11,199,315 20,682,197
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 17,591,611 47,299,399
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 30,996,187 97,795,982
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 24,380,486 45,193,625
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $11,714 $14,625
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 31.4 27.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $60,164 $85,398
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $23,956 $39,590
Persons in poverty, percent 14.9% 10.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 35,635 96,901
Total employment, 2017 604,327 1,503,084
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 26,056,323 87,827,433
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.8% 1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 148,999 316,034
All firms, 2012 160,500 340,116
Men-owned firms, 2012 81,064 180,456
Women-owned firms, 2012 63,349 119,431
Minority-owned firms, 2012 98,288 145,603
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 57,667 182,028
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 11,117 22,774
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 144,106 303,786
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.9% 1.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.5% 19.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.7% 12.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.6% 28.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 101.5 3,807.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 20,056.94 790.57
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between San Bernardino county (CA) and Orange county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.