Orange County, NC Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Orange county north carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 44,716 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,911 | 4.3 |
| Kindergarten | 1,263 | 2.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 11,506 | 25.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 5,362 | 12.0 |
| College or graduate school | 24,674 | 55.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 69,530 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,070 | 4.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,545 | 8.0 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,031 | 15.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 10,298 | 14.8 |
| Associate degree | 3,787 | 5.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 16,945 | 24.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 18,854 | 27.1 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 87.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 51.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 98,275 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 39,918 | 40.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 44,517 | 45.3 |
| Separated | 2,165 | 2.2 |
| Widowed | 4,279 | 4.4 |
Female | 3,448 | 3.5 |
| Divorced | 7,396 | 7.5 |
Female | 4,472 | 4.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,009 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 358 | 35.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 94,169 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 7,945 | 8.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 30,988 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,228 | 7.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 71,140 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 8,284 | 11.6 |
Percent employed | 58.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 62,856 | 88.4 |
Percent employed | 79.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 9,291 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,877 | 41.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 112,444 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 46,348 | 41.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 60,898 | 54.2 |
Same county | 17,916 | 15.9 |
Different county | 42,982 | 38.2 |
Same state | 23,003 | 20.5 |
Different state | 19,979 | 17.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 5,198 | 4.6 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 118,227 | 100.0 |
| Native | 107,516 | 90.9 |
Born in United States | 105,888 | 89.6 |
State of residence | 54,845 | 46.4 |
Different state | 51,043 | 43.2 |
Born outside United States | 1,628 | 1.4 |
| Foreign born | 10,711 | 9.1 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 6,546 | 5.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 2,683 | 2.3 |
Not a citizen | 8,028 | 6.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 10,711 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 2,184 | 20.4 |
| Asia | 3,776 | 35.3 |
| Africa | 484 | 4.5 |
| Oceania | 54 | 0.5 |
| Latin America | 3,606 | 33.7 |
| Northern America | 607 | 5.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 112,444 | 100.0 |
| English only | 99,035 | 88.1 |
| Language other than English | 13,409 | 11.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 5,189 | 4.6 |
Spanish | 5,880 | 5.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,858 | 2.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,512 | 3.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 593 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 3,336 | 3.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,644 | 1.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 118,227 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 121,884 | 103.1 |
| Arab | 403 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 522 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 386 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 1,835 | 1.6 |
| English | 16,446 | 13.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 3,012 | 2.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 754 | 0.6 |
| German | 15,623 | 13.2 |
| Greek | 555 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 505 | 0.4 |
| Irish1 | 12,521 | 10.6 |
| Italian | 4,600 | 3.9 |
| Lithuanian | 310 | 0.3 |
| Norwegian | 1,068 | 0.9 |
| Polish | 2,852 | 2.4 |
| Portuguese | 199 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 1,741 | 1.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,843 | 4.1 |
| Scottish | 5,117 | 4.3 |
| Slovak | 200 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,518 | 1.3 |
| Swedish | 1,317 | 1.1 |
| Swiss | 377 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 310 | 0.3 |
| United States or American | 8,422 | 7.1 |
| Welsh | 1,171 | 1.0 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 345 | 0.3 |
| Other ancestries | 34,932 | 29.5 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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