Orange County vs. Chatham County

Orange County (NC)Chatham County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)146,02773,139
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.2%15.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)133,70263,481
Population, Census, April 1, 2010133,80163,505
Persons under 5 years, percent4.5%4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.7%20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.0%24.4%
Female persons, percent52.2%52.2%
White alone, percent76.6%82.1%
Black or African American alone, percent11.8%12.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%1.2%
Asian alone, percent8.3%2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.6%12.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent69.2%71.8%
Veterans, 2014-20185,7364,431
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201813.3%8.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)59,18433,013
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.9%76.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$292,500$265,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,797$1,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$577$454
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,077$833
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201328.2%6.3%
Building permits, 20181,242710
Households, 2014-201852,52928,527
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201877.4%89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201817.0%14.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.5%87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201887.4%76.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.7%88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201857.6%41.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.9%10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.5%14.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.8%58.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.1%52.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)283,03791,329
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,389,903179,122
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)161,418487,407
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)510,445114,996
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,385,293583,012
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,043$8,837
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.929.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$68,211$63,531
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,650$39,299
Persons in poverty, percent12.4%9.3%
Total employer establishments, 20173,2891,456
Total employment, 201746,46614,268
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,106,876486,716
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.8%1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201713,4056,370
All firms, 201214,3736,478
Men-owned firms, 20127,6893,368
Women-owned firms, 20125,2192,299
Minority-owned firms, 20122,019767
Nonminority-owned firms, 201211,8225,523
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,240666
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,4485,569
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.4%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%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, 200735.5%27.1%
Population per square mile, 2010336.293.1
Land area in square miles, 2010397.96682.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

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