Orange County, North Carolina (NC)

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• • 101,69168.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 16,55211.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 13,0028.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 11,8738.0%Asian alone
  • 3,9082.6%Two or more races
  • 7310.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 3560.2%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $428,418

Here:	$428,418
State:	$265,100

Townhouses or other attached units: $297,863

Here:	$297,863
State:	$217,635

In 2-unit structures: $407,784

Here:	$407,784
State:	$185,455

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $212,017

Here:	$212,017
State:	$181,079

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $310,395

Here:	$310,395
State:	$231,999

Mobile homes: $110,242

Here:	$110,242
State:	$77,551

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $34,723

Here:	$34,723
State:	$376,925

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 13
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 309
• Thefts: 303
• Auto thefts: 60

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 17
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 401
• Thefts: 489
• Auto thefts: 54

Health of residents in Orange County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

Health of residents in Orange County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,559 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $4,838 (1.3%)

Area name: Durham, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Orange County is $673 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $755 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $987 a month.

Cities in this county include: Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, Efland.

Neighboring counties: Blount County, Tennessee , Granville County , Humphreys County, Tennessee , Rockingham County , White County, Tennessee .

Current college students: 24,674
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 63.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 18,179 (48.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 6,6942010 or later
• 5,9922000 to 2009
• 3,7291990 to 1999
• 2,2551980 to 1989
• 9351970 to 1979
• 975Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 35,782
• One, attached: 3,167
• Two: 998
• 3 or 4: 1,484
• 5 to 9: 4,275
• 10 to 19: 4,944
• 20 to 49: 3,341
• 50 or more: 1,713
• Mobile homes: 4,568

Housing units in Orange County with a mortgage: 22,496 (277 second mortgage, 2,884 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,274

Religion statistics for Orange County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Orange County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
• North Carolina Tropical Storm Michael, Incident Period: October 10, 2018 - October 12, 2018, FEMA Id: 4412, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• North Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 06, 2014 to March 07, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4167: March 31, 2014, FEMA Id: 4167, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to September 26, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1490: September 18, 2003, FEMA Id: 1490, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Ice Storm, Incident Period: February 27, 2003 to February 28, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1457: March 27, 2003, FEMA Id: 1457, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
• North Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1448: December 12, 2002, FEMA Id: 1448, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
• North Carolina Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 24, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1312: January 31, 2000, FEMA Id: 1312, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

10.94% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($77,309 average adjusted gross income)

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($587 average AGI)

Orange County:	0.08%
North Carolina average:	0.08%

6.17% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($36,954 average AGI)
4.69% relocated from other states ($39,768 average AGI)

Orange County:	4.69%
North Carolina average:	3.75%

from Durham County, NC	2.33% ($81,656 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC	1.08% ($74,795)
from Alamance County, NC	0.65% ($40,019)
from Chatham County, NC	0.34% ($67,789)
from Guilford County, NC	0.25% ($58,959)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.19% ($52,558)
from District of Columbia, DC	0.12% ($81,770)

11.42% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($67,720 average adjusted gross income)

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($864 average AGI)

Orange County:	0.10%
North Carolina average:	0.09%

7.30% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($37,553 average AGI)
4.02% relocated to other states ($29,303 average AGI)

Orange County:	4.02%
North Carolina average:	3.07%

to Durham County, NC	2.74% ($58,697 average AGI)
to Wake County, NC	1.18% ($54,015)
to Alamance County, NC	1.00% ($44,283)
to Chatham County, NC	0.68% ($103,321)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.27% ($50,432)
to Guilford County, NC	0.22% ($42,185)
to New York County, NY	0.14% ($75,197)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 5.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Orange County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 27,366 (8,283 living alone), Female householders: 27,893 (9,782 living alone)

• 27,347 spouses (26,791 opposite-sex spouses), 2,396 unmarried partners, (2,228 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 37,121 children (35,901 natural, 924 adopted, 296 stepchildren), 1,404 grandchildren, 538 brothers or sisters, 1,159 parents, 0 foster children, 1,074 other relatives, 9,613 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 12,565

Size of family households: 16,126 2-persons, 6,674 3-persons, 6,913 4-persons, 2,531 5-persons, 92 6-persons, 321 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18,065 1-person, 3,323 2-persons, 433 3-persons, 617 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 131 7-or-more-persons.

19,683 married couples with children.
6,765 single-parent households (918 men, 5,847 women).

82.5% of residents of Orange speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $833,841,000 ($7,096 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $33,806,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $206,966,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $93,135,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,058,000
Federal grants: $457,666,000
Federal procurement contracts: $48,951,000 ($5,717,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $25,065,000 ($5,145,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,631,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $41,645,000
Federal Government insurance: $82,206,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-37 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.96 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

• Year house built in Orange County, North Carolina
• 3,7982014 or later
• 2,0042010 to 2013
• 9,8772000 to 2009
• 11,5691990 to 1999
• 9,3511980 to 1989
• 9,8631970 to 1979
• 5,9551960 to 1969
• 4,4081950 to 1959
• 1,3991940 to 1949
• 2,0481939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Orange County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Orange County, North Carolina
• 1191 room
• 1082 rooms
• 5703 rooms
• 4,3174 rooms
• 4,3395 rooms
• 6,4966 rooms
• 4,8767 rooms
• 4,0768 rooms
• 9,8699+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orange County, North Carolina
• 1,7681 room
• 1,4482 rooms
• 4,2223 rooms
• 6,1854 rooms
• 3,3155 rooms
• 1,4166 rooms
• 9437 rooms
• 6958 rooms
• 4979+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Orange County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Orange County, North Carolina
• 119no bedroom
• 5291 bedroom
• 3,8932 bedrooms
• 17,5623 bedrooms
• 9,4214 bedrooms
• 3,2465+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orange County, North Carolina
• 1,896no bedroom
• 4,8821 bedroom
• 9,0412 bedrooms
• 3,0533 bedrooms
• 1,3554 bedrooms
• 2625+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Orange County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Orange County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 793no vehicle
• 6,9481 vehicle
• 15,6312 vehicles
• 8,1363 vehicles
• 2,3184 vehicles
• 9445+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Orange County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,680no vehicle
• 11,1561 vehicle
• 4,9332 vehicles
• 1,1893 vehicles
• 4004 vehicles
• 1315+ vehicles

77.2% of Orange County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in North Carolina.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 62,422
• Other state: 63,906
• Northeast: 20,387
• Midwest: 13,485
• South: 22,375
• West: 7,659

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,410
• Number of aged recipients: 162
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,248
• Number of recipients under 18: 232
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 882
• Number of recipients older than 64: 296
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 536
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 630

Orange County on our top lists:

• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"