Orange County vs. San Bernardino County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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