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Orange County, California

Orange County, California · ZIP 90620, 90621, 90623

  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 3,170,435 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 1,074,654Households
  • $113,702Median household income
  • $915,500Median home value
  • 47Towns with a page
  • 90ZIP codes

Orange County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+12.0%
2.8M3M3.2M2000: 2,846,28920002010: 3,010,23220102020: 3,186,98920202,846,2893,186,989
Population of Orange County at each census
CensusPopulation
20002,846,289
20103,010,232
20203,186,989

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Orange County
Under $50k21.5%
$50k to $100k22.6%
$100k to $150k19.1%
$150k to $200k12.7%
$200k and over24.1%

Median household income $113,702 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Orange County
Owner occupied
606,605 units
Renter occupied
468,049 units
Vacancy rate
5.6%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Jobs by sector in Orange County2023
Health care and social assistance203,000
Accommodation and food services183,498
Professional, scientific, and technical services150,778
Retail trade146,724
Manufacturing142,105
Wholesale trade111,935
Construction105,043
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services103,528

1,580,778 employees in 106,961 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.

Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Orange County compared with its state
Orange County compared with its state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureOrange CountyCalifornia
Population3,164,06339,242,785
Median household income$113,702$96,334
Median age39.137.6
Median home value$915,500$695,400
Bachelor’s degree or higher43.4%36.5%
Foreign-born residents29.9%26.7%
Owner-occupied homes56.4%55.8%
Mean commute to work27.0 minutes29.0 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Townships, towns and villages in Orange County47 with a page · sort by any column

Type
AnaheimCity344,56150.3 sq mi
IrvineCity318,68365.6 sq mi
Santa AnaCity316,18427.4 sq mi
Huntington BeachCity193,15127.3 sq mi
Garden GroveCity172,36118.0 sq mi
FullertonCity140,05422.4 sq mi
OrangeCity137,94125.7 sq mi
Costa MesaCity109,13115.8 sq mi
Mission ViejoCity91,60117.7 sq mi
WestminsterCity89,53710.0 sq mi
Lake ForestCity87,15916.7 sq mi
Newport BeachCity82,97023.8 sq mi
Buena ParkCity82,61110.5 sq mi
TustinCity78,86311.1 sq mi
Yorba LindaCity66,48920.0 sq mi
Laguna NiguelCity64,18514.7 sq mi
San ClementeCity62,62718.3 sq mi
La HabraCity61,3917.56 sq mi
Fountain ValleyCity56,0369.07 sq mi
PlacentiaCity53,3956.73 sq mi
Aliso ViejoCity50,4576.93 sq mi
CypressCity49,2866.61 sq mi
BreaCity47,84412.6 sq mi
Rancho Santa MargaritaCity46,35312.9 sq mi
StantonCity41,1883.10 sq mi
San Juan CapistranoCity35,46914.4 sq mi
Dana PointCity32,5856.49 sq mi
Laguna HillsCity30,3786.55 sq mi
North TustinCensus designated place26,0387.20 sq mi
Seal BeachCity24,42111.3 sq mi
Ladera RanchCensus designated place23,6094.95 sq mi
Laguna BeachCity22,5648.92 sq mi
Laguna WoodsCity17,0583.34 sq mi
Coto de CazaCensus designated place15,3637.80 sq mi
La PalmaCity15,0921.78 sq mi
RossmoorCensus designated place11,8951.56 sq mi
Los AlamitosCity11,8464.01 sq mi
Rancho Mission ViejoCensus designated place11,35537.9 sq mi
Midway CityCensus designated place8,0940.61 sq mi
Las FloresCensus designated place6,0072.51 sq mi
Villa ParkCity5,6982.08 sq mi
Trabuco CanyonCensus designated place1,3787.28 sq mi
SilveradoCensus designated place8905.72 sq mi
ModjeskaCensus designated place6962.00 sq mi
Williams CanyonCensus designated place540.57 sq mi
El ModenaCensus designated place—0.20 sq mi
Orange Park AcresCensus designated place—0.61 sq mi

Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 06 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.

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Neighboring counties

Neighboring counties

Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.