Orange, California
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City Overview
As of 2009, Orange's population is 134,299 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 4.85 percent.
The median home cost in Orange is $504,890. Home appreciation the last year has been -23.70 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Orange's cost of living is 48.36% Higher than the U.S. average.
Orange public schools spend $4,778 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 21 students per teacher in Orange.
The unemployment rate in Orange is 7.20 percent(U.S. avg. is 8.50%). Recent job growth is Negative. Orange jobs have Decreased by 2.90 percent.
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People
The 2009 Orange, CA, population is 134,299. There are 5,765 people per square mile (population density).
Family in Orange, CA
The median age is 34.7. The US median is 37.6. 58.76% of people in Orange, CA, are married. 9.31% are divorced.
The average household size is 3.16 people. 28.83% of people are married, with children. 8.28% have children, but are single.
Race in Orange, CA
68.86% of people are white, 1.63% are black, 10.06% are asian, 0.82% are native american, and 19.42% claim 'Other'.
35.46% of the people in Orange, CA, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 64.54% are non-hispanic).
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The weather nice: I like the weather here because it's not to humid or... (read more)The Good Life: Born and raised in Orange County, I went away to the Midwest for college. After four years in fly-over country, I came back home to Orange County. Boy how you take the... (read more)Love this place: I came here for graduate school and stayed for my lifetime. I love it here. The old town is cool, and it's really close to everything. Disneyland is just down the road,... (read more)Have an opinion about Orange? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Orange Click Here
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Health
There are 261 physicians per 100,000 population in Orange, CA. The US average is 170.
Orange, CA Health Index
Air quality in Orange, CA is 2 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.
Water quality in Orange, CA is 65 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 10 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.
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The Good Life: Born and raised in Orange County, I went away to the Midwest for college. After four years in fly-over country, I came back home to Orange County. Boy how you take the... (read more)Love this place: I came here for graduate school and stayed for my lifetime. I love it here. The old town is cool, and it's really close to everything. Disneyland is just down the road,... (read more)I love Orange County: I love where I live. I hate that people refer it to "the OC". That old saying holds true here- "You get what you pay for". If you can afford to live in Orange County,... (read more)Have an opinion about Orange? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Orange Click Here
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Economy
| Unemployment Rate | 7.20% | 8.50% |
| Recent Job Growth | -2.90% | -3.10% |
| Future Job Growth | 27.10% | 26.40% |
| Sales Taxes | 7.75% | 6.00% |
| Income Taxes | 6.00% | 5.02% |
| Income per Cap. | $27,833 | $24,020 |
| Household Income | $66,342 | $44,684 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 7.59% | 13.64% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 7.05% | 11.21% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 7.94% | 11.46% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 14.29% | 15.84% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 19.64% | 19.28% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 15.37% | 11.53% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 17.03% | 10.70% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 8.03% | 4.43% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 2.19% | 1.31% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.88% | 0.61% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 16.34% | 13.61% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 20.95% | 20.24% |
| Service | 13.58% | 14.75% |
| Sales and Office | 29.55% | 26.74% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.21% | 0.74% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 8.10% | 9.48% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 11.28% | 14.44% |
The unemployment rate in Orange, CA, is 7.20%, with job growth of -2.90%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 27.10%.
Orange, CA Taxes
Orange, CA,sales tax rate is 7.75%. Income tax is 6.00%.
Orange, CA Income and Salaries
The income per capita is $27,833, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $66,342.
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The weather nice: I like the weather here because it's not to humid or... (read more)The Good Life: Born and raised in Orange County, I went away to the Midwest for college. After four years in fly-over country, I came back home to Orange County. Boy how you take the... (read more)Love this place: I came here for graduate school and stayed for my lifetime. I love it here. The old town is cool, and it's really close to everything. Disneyland is just down the road,... (read more)Have an opinion about Orange? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Orange Click Here
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Housing
| Median Home Age | 33 | 27 |
| Median Home Cost | $504,890 | $202,300 |
| Home Appreciation | -23.70% | -4.60% |
| Homes Owned | 61.93% | 64.07% |
| Housing Vacant | 2.42% | 14.48% |
| Homes Rented | 36.27% | 21.45% |
| Property Tax Rate | $8.29 | $13.28 |
| OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY VALUE | | |
| Less Than $20,000 | 0.74% | 3.01% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 1.12% | 4.37% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 0.93% | 5.74% |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 0.60% | 7.07% |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 0.88% | 8.41% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 1.12% | 19.74% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 2.70% | 14.06% |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 11.31% | 16.59% |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 21.10% | 8.21% |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 23.78% | 4.53% |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 24.61% | 4.75% |
| $1,000,000 or more | 4.34% | 1.86% |
| HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | | |
| 1999 to October 2005 | 7.57% | 10.15% |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5.35% | 6.69% |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3.84% | 6.70% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 14.43% | 14.75% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 22.94% | 17.11% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 26.97% | 12.78% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 11.43% | 11.64% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 2.34% | 6.64% |
| 1939 or Earlier | 5.13% | 13.55% |
The median home value in Orange, CA, is $504,890. Home appreciation is -23.70% over the last year. The median age of Orange, CA, real estate is 33 years.
Orange, CA Apartments and Rentals
Renters make up 36.27% of the Orange, CA, population. 2.42% of houses and apartments in Orange, CA, are unoccupied (vacancy rate).
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Better to rent than to BUY: This place is getting redicuolusly expensive to live. It is better to rent a nice house for half the price of the mortgage. There is everything to do. Surf one day... (read more)housing: the cost of housing here is over $600,000. median, but is a great place to live. Orange is central to all of Orange County, that is why so many live... (read more)No Go California: We are exhausted with the way Southern California, LA, and San Francisco areas are permitting and encouraging the infiltration of the illegal alien in our cities.
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Crime
Orange, CA, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 5. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.
Orange, CA, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 5. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.
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The weather nice: I like the weather here because it's not to humid or... (read more)housing: the cost of housing here is over $600,000. median, but is a great place to live. Orange is central to all of Orange County, that is why so many live... (read more)No Go California: We are exhausted with the way Southern California, LA, and San Francisco areas are permitting and encouraging the infiltration of the illegal alien in our cities.
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Climate
Orange, CA, gets 9 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 0 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 31.
On average, there are 277 sunny days per year in Orange, CA. The July high is around 83 degrees. The January low is 45. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 55 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.
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The weather nice: I like the weather here because it's not to humid or... (read more)The Good Life: Born and raised in Orange County, I went away to the Midwest for college. After four years in fly-over country, I came back home to Orange County. Boy how you take the... (read more)Love this place: I came here for graduate school and stayed for my lifetime. I love it here. The old town is cool, and it's really close to everything. Disneyland is just down the road,... (read more)Have an opinion about Orange? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Orange Click Here
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Education
Orange, CA, schools spend $4,778 per student. There are 21 pupils per teacher, 3,589 students per librarian, and 970 children per counselor in Orange, CA schools.
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The Good Life: Born and raised in Orange County, I went away to the Midwest for college. After four years in fly-over country, I came back home to Orange County. Boy how you take the... (read more)Love this place: I came here for graduate school and stayed for my lifetime. I love it here. The old town is cool, and it's really close to everything. Disneyland is just down the road,... (read more)I love Orange County: I love where I live. I hate that people refer it to "the OC". That old saying holds true here- "You get what you pay for". If you can afford to live in Orange County,... (read more)Have an opinion about Orange? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Orange Click Here
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Transportation
The average one-way commute in Orange, CA, takes 28 minutes. 77% of commuters drive their own car alone. 13% carpool with others. 3% take mass transit and 3% work from home.
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The weather nice: I like the weather here because it's not to humid or... (read more)The Good Life: Born and raised in Orange County, I went away to the Midwest for college. After four years in fly-over country, I came back home to Orange County. Boy how you take the... (read more)Love this place: I came here for graduate school and stayed for my lifetime. I love it here. The old town is cool, and it's really close to everything. Disneyland is just down the road,... (read more)Have an opinion about Orange? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Orange Click Here
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Cost of Living
Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Orange, CA is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Orange, CA is more expensive.
Overall, Orange, CA cost of living is 148.36.
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housing: the cost of housing here is over $600,000. median, but is a great place to live. Orange is central to all of Orange County, that is why so many live... (read more)No Go California: We are exhausted with the way Southern California, LA, and San Francisco areas are permitting and encouraging the infiltration of the illegal alien in our cities.
We... (read more)Better to rent than to BUY: This place is getting redicuolusly expensive to live. It is better to rent a nice house for half the price of the mortgage. There is everything to do. Surf one day... (read more)Have an opinion about Orange? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Orange Click Here
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Religion
| Percent Religious | 44.78% | 50.03% |
| Catholic | 27.39% | 21.92% |
| Protestant | 8.05% | 19.12% |
| LDS | 1.73% | 1.57% |
| Baptist | 1.68% | 8.16% |
| Episcopalian | 0.44% | 8.12% |
| Pentecostal | 2.80% | 1.89% |
| Lutheran | 1.48% | 2.81% |
| Methodist | 0.60% | 3.84% |
| Presbyterian | 1.05% | 1.33% |
| Other Christian | 4.03% | 4.66% |
| Jewish | 2.11% | 2.16% |
| Eastern | 0.08% | 0.05% |
| Islam | 1.39% | 0.54% |
44.78% of the people in Orange, CA are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 27.39% are Catholic; 8.05% are Protestant; 1.73% are LDS; 4.03% are another Christian faith; 2.11% in Orange, CA are Jewish; 0.08% are an eastern faith; 1.39% affilitates with Islam.
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The Good Life: Born and raised in Orange County, I went away to the Midwest for college. After four years in fly-over country, I came back home to Orange County. Boy how you take the... (read more)Love this place: I came here for graduate school and stayed for my lifetime. I love it here. The old town is cool, and it's really close to everything. Disneyland is just down the road,... (read more)I love Orange County: I love where I live. I hate that people refer it to "the OC". That old saying holds true here- "You get what you pay for". If you can afford to live in Orange County,... (read more)Have an opinion about Orange? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Orange Click Here
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Voting
38.98% of the people in Orange, CA are registered as Democrats. 59.68% are registered Republican. Remaining are independent: 1.33%.
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The weather nice: I like the weather here because it's not to humid or... (read more)housing: the cost of housing here is over $600,000. median, but is a great place to live. Orange is central to all of Orange County, that is why so many live... (read more)No Go California: We are exhausted with the way Southern California, LA, and San Francisco areas are permitting and encouraging the infiltration of the illegal alien in our cities.
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