Orange, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Orange Apartments for Rent

Total population: 136,392 (All urban)

Orange, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 41,776 (40,803 occupied: 25,490 owner occupied, 15,313 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	43%

Housing density: 1786 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,185 (lower quartile is $1,000, upper quartile is $1,438)

Housing units in Orange with a mortgage: 18,482 (2,688 second mortgage, 2,081 home equity loan, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,010

Orange,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $660,600 (it was $247,000 in 2000)

Orange:	$660,600
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $534,100 - $832,900

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $752,222
Here: $752,222
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $545,999
Here: $545,999
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $350,000
Here: $350,000
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $479,434
Here: $479,434
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $455,117
Here: $455,117
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $45,000
Here: $45,000
State: $59,450

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $13,273
Here: $13,273
State: $63,652

Median year house/condo built: 1970

Median year apartment built: 1969

Household type by relationship

Households: 123,185

In family households: 109,366 (23,679 male householders, 6,920 female householders)
24,186 spouses, 38,571 children (35,955 natural, 802 adopted, 1,814 stepchildren), 2,307 grandchildren, 2,297 brothers or sisters, 1,502 parents, 4,746 other relatives, 5,158 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13,819 (4,497 male householders (2,930 living alone)), 5,934 female householders (5,044 living alone)), 3,388 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5,253 (2,789 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,451 2-persons, 6,499 3-persons, 6,546 4-persons, 3,387 5-persons, 1,921 6-persons, 1,795 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,974 1-person, 1,945 2-persons, 304 3-persons, 116 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

23,601 married couples with children.
5,780 single-parent households (1,607 men, 4,173 women).

63.3% of residents of Orange speak English at home.
25.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
7.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 32,297 (25.1%)
(36.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Orange, California:
	1 room: 106 2 rooms: 600 3 rooms: 1,273 4 rooms: 2,018 5 rooms: 4,005 6 rooms: 5,997 7 rooms: 5,122 8 rooms: 3,748 9 or more rooms: 2,621

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orange, California:
	1 room: 923 2 rooms: 2,810 3 rooms: 2,977 4 rooms: 4,136 5 rooms: 2,318 6 rooms: 1,404 7 rooms: 410 8 rooms: 229 9 or more rooms: 106

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 637
1995 to 1998: 2,385
1990 to 1994: 1,698
1980 to 1989: 6,328
1970 to 1979: 10,214
1960 to 1969: 11,996
1950 to 1959: 5,187
1940 to 1949: 1,052
1939 or earlier: 2,279

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Orange:
	no bedroom: 275 1 bedroom: 1,179 2 bedrooms: 3,946 3 bedrooms: 9,936 4 bedrooms: 8,589 5 or more bedrooms: 1,565

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orange:
	no bedroom: 1,173 1 bedroom: 5,094 2 bedrooms: 5,883 3 bedrooms: 2,501 4 bedrooms: 599 5 or more bedrooms: 63

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Orange in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 756 1 vehicle: 5,668 2 vehicles: 12,415 3 vehicles: 4,531 4 vehicles: 1,583 5 or more vehicles: 537

Cars and other vehicles available in Orange in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,813 1 vehicle: 6,095 2 vehicles: 5,595 3 vehicles: 1,324 4 vehicles: 359 5 or more vehicles: 127

Orange rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Orange:

Less than $100: 42 people
$100 to $149: 22
$150 to $199: 33
$200 to $249: 98
$250 to $299: 138
$300 to $349: 165
$350 to $399: 71
$400 to $449: 51
$450 to $499: 64
$500 to $549: 105
$550 to $599: 120
$600 to $649: 131
$650 to $699: 130
$700 to $749: 184
$750 to $799: 237
$800 to $899: 777
$900 to $999: 1,234
$1,000 to $1,249: 4,256
$1,250 to $1,499: 2,779
$1,500 to $1,999: 2,126
$2,000 or more: 806
No cash rent: 278

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 6,196 1990 to 1994: 6,015 1985 to 1989: 6,561 1980 to 1984: 4,811 1975 to 1979: 3,874 1970 to 1974: 1,680 1970 to 1974: 1,120 1965 to 1969: 2,040

Orange, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.9%
Number of people working at home: 2,100 (3.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1090
5 to 9 minutes: 4901
10 to 14 minutes: 7822
15 to 19 minutes: 9972
20 to 24 minutes: 10293
25 to 29 minutes: 4086
30 to 34 minutes: 9569
35 to 39 minutes: 1267
40 to 44 minutes: 1702
45 to 59 minutes: 3538
60 to 89 minutes: 2827
90 or more minutes: 1215

Orange mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 46,216 (77%)
Carpooled: 7,720 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,357 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Railroad: 160 (0%)
Ferryboat: 31 (0%)
Taxi: 31 (0%)
Motorcycle: 107 (0%)
Bicycle: 599 (1%)
Walked: 1,766 (3%)
Other means: 289 (0%)
Worked at home: 2,100 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1930
$10,000 to $14,999: 1814
$15,000 to $19,999: 1499
$20,000 to $24,999: 1896
$25,000 to $29,999: 1734
$30,000 to $34,999: 2108
$35,000 to $39,999: 1928
$40,000 to $44,999: 2427
$45,000 to $49,999: 1684
$50,000 to $59,999: 3809
$60,000 to $74,999: 4978
$75,000 to $99,999: 6250
$100,000 to $124,999: 3573
$125,000 to $149,999: 2093
$150,000 to $199,999: 1675
$200,000 or more: 1632

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 52083

German: 11663

English: 8297

Irish: 7205

United States or American: 5149

Italian: 4743

French (except Basque): 2414

Norwegian: 1532

Scottish: 1530

Polish: 1503

Scotch-Irish: 1257

Dutch: 1191

European: 1170

Swedish: 1162

Arab:: 1098

Russian: 876

Iranian: 632

French Canadian: 573

Canadian: 423

Greek: 421

Danish: 409

British: 408

Lebanese: 404

Portuguese: 402

Hungarian: 348

Welsh: 335

Scandinavian: 239

Ukrainian: 232

Austrian: 228

Afghan: 218

Swiss: 196

Czech: 190

Romanian: 181

Armenian: 179

Egyptian: 174

Czechoslovakian: 155

Syrian: 144

Croatian: 140

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 130

Palestinian: 130

Finnish: 124

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 115

Yugoslavian: 114

Slovak: 111

Subsaharan African:: 110

Arab/Arabic: 103

Jamaican: 97

Lithuanian: 90

African: 86

Israeli: 80

Jordanian: 77

Brazilian: 69

Eastern European: 61

Basque: 52

Iraqi: 52

Latvian: 52

Northern European: 49

Belgian: 49

Slavic: 45

Serbian: 40

Turkish: 37

Celtic: 37

Maltese: 31

New Zealander: 25

Slovene: 21

Other Arab: 14

Ethiopian: 13

Icelander: 13

Belizean: 13

Pennsylvania German: 12

South African: 11

Australian: 11

Haitian: 10

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6

Other West Indian: 4

Estonian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (54%)
Vietnam (9%)
Philippines (5%)
Korea (4%)
Taiwan (2%)
Guatemala (2%)
Canada (2%)

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

This state: 65601
Northeast: 6926
Midwest: 11633
South: 6016
West: 4942

52% of Orange residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,024
Nursery to 4th grade: 337
5th and 6th grade: 1,802
7th and 8th grade: 870
9th grade: 849
10th grade: 584
11th grade: 917
12th grade, no diploma: 1,793
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,236
Less than 1 year of college: 2,350
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,872
Associate degree: 3,072
Bachelor's degree: 8,035
Master's degree: 2,436
Professional school degree: 1,354
Doctorate degree: 569

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 858
Nursery to 4th grade: 549
5th and 6th grade: 1,622
7th and 8th grade: 876
9th grade: 935
10th grade: 647
11th grade: 810
12th grade, no diploma: 1,631
High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,844
Less than 1 year of college: 3,474
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,791
Associate degree: 3,428
Bachelor's degree: 7,150
Master's degree: 2,389
Professional school degree: 788
Doctorate degree: 246

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 10.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $79,778
Black householders: $68,442
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $65,144
Asian householders: $112,487
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $119,440
Some other race householders: $60,650
Two or more races householders: $48,698
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $53,943

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Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $697,508
Black or African American householders: $705,798
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $596,144
Asian householders: $740,834
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $548,271
Some other race householders: $581,167
Two or more races householders: $691,891
Hispanic or Latino householders: $594,272

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 23,688
One, attached: 5,131
Two: 950
3 or 4: 3,688
5 to 9: 1,854
10 to 19: 1,370
20 to 49: 1,135
50 or more: 2,626
Mobile homes: 1,269
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 65

Median worth of mobile homes: $80,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Orange:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (88%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (28%) No fuel used (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,128

Here:	13.4%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 659

Here:	9.3%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,059

Here:	25.0%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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