Orange County vs. Cameron Parish County

Orange County (TX)Cameron Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)83,5726,968
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.1%1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)81,8376,868
Population, Census, April 1, 201081,8376,839
Persons under 5 years, percent6.9%5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.8%22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.1%16.5%
Female persons, percent50.4%50.2%
White alone, percent87.6%93.2%
Black or African American alone, percent8.8%4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.8%
Asian alone, percent1.2%0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.0%4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent80.4%89.4%
Veterans, 2014-20185,549566
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.0%4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)37,7354,124
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.0%87.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$107,600$113,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,287$1,155
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$418$285
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$815$823
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20139.1%0.8%
Building permits, 201856567
Households, 2014-201831,9892,718
Persons per household, 2014-20182.602.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.1%97.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.9%10.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.5%82.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.6%70.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.3%81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.3%11.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.0%8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.1%9.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.9%59.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.5%55.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)101,2461,364
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)909,64328,323
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,963$4,226
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.131.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,700$55,000
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,826$29,000
Persons in poverty, percent13.4%13.9%
Total employer establishments, 20171,316138
Total employment, 201718,9531,463
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)968,723132,308
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.9%16.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,815690
All firms, 20124,881758
Men-owned firms, 20122,487491
Women-owned firms, 20121,690147
Minority-owned firms, 201295525
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,615677
Veteran-owned firms, 201252694
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,122598
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.1%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.8%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010245.35.3
Land area in square miles, 2010333.671,284.89

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Orange county (TX) and Cameron Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.