Orange, California demographics

Orange, CA demographics: median age 37.2; 39.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Orange city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0653980. The survey estimates a population of 138,266 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Orange is 37.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.8 years. There are 45,329 households (±921). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.2 ±0.8	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 138,266
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	28,149 ±1,452	20.4% ±1.1 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	36,146 ±1,505	26.1% ±1.1 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	52,791 ±1,771	38.2% ±1.3 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	21,180 ±1,137	15.3% ±0.8 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 138,266
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	69,742 ±1,111	50.4% ±0.8 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	68,524 ±1,112	49.6% ±0.8 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 138,266
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	65,294 ±2,138	47.2% ±1.5 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,234 ±547	1.6% ±0.4 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,417 ±453	1.0% ±0.3 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	19,248 ±1,711	13.9% ±1.2 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	372 ±122	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	18,159 ±1,910	13.1% ±1.4 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	31,542 ±2,194	22.8% ±1.6 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 138,266
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	83,043 ±2,271	60.1% ±1.6 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	55,223 ±2,260	39.9% ±1.6 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 45,329
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	23,288 ±842	51.4% ±1.5 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,850 ±395	6.3% ±0.9 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,598 ±537	12.3% ±1.2 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	9,142 ±886	20.2% ±1.9 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	4,451 ±530	9.8% ±1.2 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 45,329
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	14,320 ±641	31.6% ±1.3 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	31,009 ±1,196	68.4% ±2.2 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 45,329
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	9,142 ±886	20.2% ±1.9 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	14,235 ±951	31.4% ±2.0 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	8,004 ±647	17.7% ±1.4 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	7,970 ±610	17.6% ±1.3 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	3,420 ±427	7.5% ±0.9 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,521 ±310	3.4% ±0.7 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,037 ±258	2.3% ±0.6 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 138,266
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	108,027 ±1,411	78.1% ±1.0 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	30,239 ±1,410	21.9% ±1.0 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 131,027
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	80,133 ±1,956	61.2% ±1.4 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	33,708 ±1,803	25.7% ±1.4 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	312 ±151	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	426 ±143	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	484 ±245 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,379 ±510	1.8% ±0.4 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	1,324 ±358	1.0% ±0.3 pp	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	2,442 ±521	1.9% ±0.4 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	4,288 ±710	3.3% ±0.5 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	2,716 ±1,021	2.1% ±0.8 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,663 ±482	1.3% ±0.4 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	803 ±298	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	349 ±194 · low precision	0.3% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 95,540
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	10,640 ±935	11.1% ±1.0 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	18,310 ±1,164	19.2% ±1.2 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	20,674 ±1,283	21.6% ±1.3 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	7,969 ±788	8.3% ±0.8 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	24,345 ±1,269	25.5% ±1.3 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13,602 ±930	14.2% ±1.0 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 136,853
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	122,680 ±1,241	89.6% ±0.8 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	8,357 ±946	6.1% ±0.7 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	3,749 ±693	2.7% ±0.5 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,471 ±378	1.1% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	596 ±230	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.0% of Orange residents (±0.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 95.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Orange	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.0% ±0.6 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.2% ±0.8 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.4% ±0.4 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Orange . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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