Los Angeles County vs. Orange County

	Los Angeles County (CA)	Orange County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,105,518	3,185,968
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.9%	5.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	9,818,672	3,010,274
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	9,818,605	3,010,232
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.6%	14.8%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	50.6%
White alone, percent	70.8%	71.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.0%	2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.4%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	15.4%	21.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	3.1%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	48.6%	34.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	26.1%	40.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	270,462	112,264
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	34.2%	30.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,561,069	1,111,227
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	45.8%	57.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$543,400	$652,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,417	$2,702
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$584	$621
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,390	$1,777
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	42.2%	34.2%
Building permits, 2018	22,009	7,515
Households, 2014-2018	3,306,109	1,032,373
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.00	3.02
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.2%	87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	56.6%	45.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.4%	94.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.1%	89.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.7%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.8%	39.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.1%	5.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.1%	8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.4%	65.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.9%	58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	22,965,135	9,050,642
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	67,261,267	20,682,197
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	163,829,606	47,299,399
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	199,804,798	97,795,982
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	121,389,378	45,193,625
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,184	$14,625
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.3	27.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,251	$85,398
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,469	$39,590
Persons in poverty, percent	14.2%	10.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	275,316	96,901
Total employment, 2017	3,821,173	1,503,084
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	224,580,111	87,827,433
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.3%	1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,078,846	316,034
All firms, 2012	1,146,701	340,116
Men-owned firms, 2012	601,676	180,456
Women-owned firms, 2012	439,513	119,431
Minority-owned firms, 2012	631,218	145,603
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	481,643	182,028
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	69,608	22,774
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,044,750	303,786
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.7%	1.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.5%	19.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.6%	12.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.2%	28.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,419.6	3,807.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	4,057.88	790.57

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Los Angeles county (CA) and Orange county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.