# Orange County, North Carolina demographics Canonical: https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/county/37135 Orange County, North Carolina (county FIPS 37135) has a median household income of $90,089 (±$2,394) and a total population of 149,678 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024. Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 15 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020). Notes: - Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures. - ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+. ## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024 Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau. | Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Total population | 149,678 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 | | Median age | 36.1 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 | | Households | 57,342 | ±691 | B11001 | | Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $90,089 | ±$2,394 | B19013 | | Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $459,500 | ±$9,735 | B25077 | | Median gross rent | $1,496 | ±$41 | B25064 | | Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 63.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) | | Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 36.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) | | High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 93.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) | | Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 61.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) | | Share of people below the poverty level | 12.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) | | Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 3.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) | - Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. - Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp). ## Geography | Measure | Value | | --- | --- | | County FIPS | 37135 | | Land area | 397.54 sq mi | | Water area | 3.42 sq mi | | Population density | 377 per sq mi of land | | Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer | ## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first. | ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [27278](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27278) | 25% | 96% | Yes | | [27516](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27516) | 19.6% | 83.5% | Yes | | [27302](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27302) | 10.5% | 36.3% | | | [27243](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27243) | 10.1% | 100% | Yes | | [27231](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27231) | 8.6% | 97.2% | Yes | | [27572](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27572) | 6.3% | 23.6% | | | [27541](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27541) | 5.5% | 31.5% | | | [27705](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27705) | 5% | 46.9% | | | [27514](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27514) | 4.9% | 100% | Yes | | [27517](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27517) | 2.7% | 23.3% | | | [27510](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27510) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes | | [27707](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27707) | 0.4% | 8.5% | | | [27583](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27583) | 0.4% | 2.9% | | | [27712](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27712) | 0.1% | 1.7% | | | [27599](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/27599) | 0% | 100% | Yes | ## Sources - American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:135&in=state:37 - Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z) - Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. 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