Orange County Information

Orange in North Carolina occupies 401 square miles and has a 2006 population of 120,100, a change from a 2000 population of 115,537 and 93,662 in 1990. 23% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24, 14.6% percent is 25-35, and 13% percent of the population is 35 to 44.

There were 398 acts of violent crime reported in Orange in 2004, a change from 379 reports of violent crime in 2000.

The unemployed population in 2006 was 2,273 people: 3.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of 2.5%.

Read more about Orange, North Carolina in the Wikipedia entry.

General Information
CountyOrange 
StateNorth Carolina 
Land Area401 sq. milesRanked 2,598 of 3,140
Population 2006120,100Ranked 482 of 3,140
Population 2005118,536 
Population 2000115,537Ranked 465 of 3,140
Population 199093,662Ranked 493 of 3,140
Race BreakdownPercentage
Caucasion79% 
African American13.3% 
Asian American5.7% 
Native American.5% 
Pacific Islander.5% 
Age BreakdownPercentage
Population Under 55.5% 
Population 5 to 1410.6% 
Population 15 to 2423% 
Population 25 to 3414.6% 
Population 35 to 4413% 
Population 45 to 5414.5% 
Population 55 to 649.5% 
Population 65 to 744.9% 
Population 75 and up4.5% 
Crime Counts20042000
Total Violent Crimes398379
Murders / Manslaughters4 
Forcible Rapes22 
Robberies140 
Aggravated Assaults232 
Total Property Crimes5,0495,015
Burglaries1,289 
Larceny Thefts3,553 
Motor Vehicle Thefts207 
Employment Data20062000
Labor Population67,97564,791
Unemployed Population2,2731,638
Unemployment Rate3.3%2.5%

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