Alamance County vs. Orange County
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Broward - FL
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Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
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Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
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Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
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Suffolk - NY
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Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
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Wayne - MI
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Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Alamance County (NC) Orange County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 166,436 146,027
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10.1% 9.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 151,160 133,702
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 151,131 133,801
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.2% 19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.9% 14.0%
Female persons, percent 52.6% 52.2%
White alone, percent 73.9% 76.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 20.6% 11.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.4% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 1.8% 8.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 12.9% 8.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 63.4% 69.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 9,099 5,736
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.9% 13.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 71,660 59,184
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 65.0% 61.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $147,800 $292,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,170 $1,797
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $367 $577
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $798 $1,077
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 17.0% 28.2%
Building permits, 2018 1,419 1,242
Households, 2014-2018 64,059 52,529
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.43 2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.0% 77.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 12.6% 17.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.9% 93.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.9% 87.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 85.5% 92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 24.0% 57.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.9% 5.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 14.1% 10.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.4% 64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.7% 62.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 254,425 283,037
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 801,896 1,389,903
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 3,138,351 161,418
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 627,214 510,445
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,108,413 1,385,293
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,698 $10,043
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.8 22.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $45,735 $68,211
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $26,215 $40,650
Persons in poverty, percent 13.5% 12.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017 3,311 3,289
Total employment, 2017 59,276 46,466
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,317,296 2,106,876
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.3% 5.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 10,308 13,405
All firms, 2012 10,990 14,373
Men-owned firms, 2012 5,939 7,689
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,804 5,219
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,283 2,019
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 8,295 11,822
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,203 1,240
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 9,138 12,448
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.7% 6.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.3% 2.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.1% 35.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 356.5 336.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 423.94 397.96
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Alamance county (NC) and Orange county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.