Orange County vs. Person County

Orange County (NC)Person County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)146,02739,507
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.2%0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)133,70239,478
Population, Census, April 1, 2010133,80139,464
Persons under 5 years, percent4.5%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.7%20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.0%19.6%
Female persons, percent52.2%51.6%
White alone, percent76.6%69.8%
Black or African American alone, percent11.8%27.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.9%
Asian alone, percent8.3%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.6%4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent69.2%66.1%
Veterans, 2014-20185,7362,486
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201813.3%3.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)59,18418,534
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.9%75.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$292,500$117,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,797$1,083
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$577$378
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,077$711
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201328.2%6.9%
Building permits, 20181,242105
Households, 2014-201852,52915,744
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201877.4%90.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201817.0%4.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.5%82.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201887.4%74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.7%86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201857.6%15.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.9%14.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.5%11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.8%61.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.1%60.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)283,03741,293
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,389,90398,851
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)161,418841,222
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)510,445175,969
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,385,293378,438
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,043$9,637
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.931.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$68,211$48,811
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,650$25,922
Persons in poverty, percent12.4%14.8%
Total employer establishments, 20173,289700
Total employment, 201746,4668,035
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,106,876294,131
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.8%-4.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201713,4052,202
All firms, 201214,3732,287
Men-owned firms, 20127,6891,186
Women-owned firms, 20125,219830
Minority-owned firms, 20122,019390
Nonminority-owned firms, 201211,8221,780
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,240258
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,4481,909
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%1.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200735.5%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010336.2100.6
Land area in square miles, 2010397.96392.32

Source: United States Census Bureau

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