Orange   County NC United States

County FIPS 37135
Largest City Chapel Hill
State North Carolina
Latitude 36.0611
Longitude -79.1207
Population 149,678
Density 376.61 people per square mile
Time Zone America/New York
  • All demographic data comes from the 2024 American Community Survey (5-year study).
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Household Income

Median household: $90,089
Median individual: $41,943

Race

Mode: 68.5% White

Gender

 52.2% female 

Rent

  $1496 / month  

Median house value: $459,323.0

Age

Median: 36.1 years old

Education

With at least college degree: 61.8%
With STEM degree: 59.1%

Marital Status

 45.2% married 

Never married: 41.8%

Labor Force Participation

 61.8% working 

Unemployed: 3.6%

Average Family Size

 3.01 people 

Commute Time

 23.6 minutes 

Health Care

 6.5% uninsured 

Poverty

 12.5%

All data comes from the SimpleMaps US Counties Database, 2026.

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