Orange County NC Data & Peer Group Rankings

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Orange County NC Housing Affordability Index is 108 State of North Carolina Housing Affordability Index is 140
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Orange County NC Wealth Index is 140 State of North Carolina Wealth Index is 84
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

POPULATION
Total Population	144,894
Population in Households	135,957
Population in Familes	99,499
Population in Group Qrtrs	8,937
Population Density	364
Diversity Index¹	54

INCOME
Median Household Income	$73,081
Average Household Income	$108,233
Per Capita Income	$41,697
Wealth Index³	140

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	59,523 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	34,687 (58.3%)
Renter Occupied HU	20,806 (35.0%)
Vacant Housing Units	4,030 ( 6.8%)
Median Home Value	$311,081
Housing Affordability Index²	108

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	55,493
Average Household Size	2.45
Family Households	32,542
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Orange County NC - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Orange County to the other 100 counties and county equivalents in North Carolina by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	0.86%	0.92%
Households	0.82%	0.87%
Families	0.65%	0.77%
Median Household Income		2.89%
Per Capita Income		2.57%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 21	80th
Population Density	# 14	87th
Diversity Index	# 47	54th
Median Household Income	# 3	98th
Per Capita Income	# 1	100th

Orange County NC Information

Orange County NC Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Orange County NC - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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