Orange County vs. San Diego County

	Orange County (CA)	San Diego County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3,185,968	3,343,364
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.8%	8.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,010,274	3,095,349
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,010,232	3,095,313
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.8%	14.0%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	49.7%
White alone, percent	71.5%	75.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.1%	5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	21.4%	12.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	3.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	34.2%	34.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	40.1%	45.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	112,264	223,217
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	30.2%	23.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,111,227	1,224,375
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	57.4%	53.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$652,900	$526,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,702	$2,478
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$621	$595
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,777	$1,569
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	34.2%	35.8%
Building permits, 2018	7,515	9,834
Households, 2014-2018	1,032,373	1,118,980
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.02	2.87
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.0%	84.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	45.4%	37.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.4%	93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	89.3%	88.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.1%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	39.9%	38.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.0%	6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.3%	8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.5%	62.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.5%	58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,050,642	10,403,824
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	20,682,197	21,337,795
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	47,299,399	33,320,461
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	97,795,982	35,937,366
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	45,193,625	39,786,069
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,625	$12,523
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.7	26.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$85,398	$74,855
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,590	$36,156
Persons in poverty, percent	10.5%	11.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	96,901	85,077
Total employment, 2017	1,503,084	1,266,620
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	87,827,433	72,979,449
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.4%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	316,034	285,707
All firms, 2012	340,116	293,426
Men-owned firms, 2012	180,456	154,416
Women-owned firms, 2012	119,431	105,329
Minority-owned firms, 2012	145,603	106,472
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	182,028	175,754
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	22,774	25,354
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	303,786	255,209
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	2.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	19.2%	10.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	12.4%	15.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.4%	29.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	3,807.7	735.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	790.57	4,206.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

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