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People QuickFacts |
Orange County |
New York |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
379,647 | 19,490,297 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
11.2% | 2.7% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
341,365 | 18,976,816 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
6.9% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
26.8% | 22.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
9.9% | 13.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
49.8% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
84.8% | 73.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
10.6% | 17.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.5% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
2.4% | 6.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.7% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
15.9% | 16.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
70.9% | 60.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
58.9% | 61.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
8.4% | 20.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
18.2% | 28.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
81.8% | 79.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
22.5% | 27.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
56,705 | 3,606,147 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
32.5 | 31.7 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
134,047 | 7,939,846 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
67.0% | 53.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
28.2% | 50.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$144,500 | $148,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
114,788 | 7,056,860 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.85 | 2.61 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$64,799 | $53,448 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,597 | $23,389 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
10.5% | 13.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Orange County |
New York |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
9,132 | 515,9501 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
105,662 | 7,532,7641 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
12.5% | 2.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
22,999 | 1,473,564 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
27,044 | 1,707,168 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.5% | 7.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.8% | 8.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.1% | 9.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
28.1% | 29.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,929,488 | 147,317,463 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
6,766,015 | 343,663,041 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
4,035,561 | 178,067,530 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,323 | $9,298 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
352,408 | 27,835,952 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
1,180 | 54,059 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
2,369,196 | 157,789,4191 |
