Texas · GEOID 48361

Orange County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 85,307 · 37,937 housing units

Median household income

$72,104

State $80,443

Median home value

$173,400

State $291,649

Median gross rent

$1,100

State $1,408

Homeownership rate

75.2%

State 62.6%

Renter cost-burden rate

48.5%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

15.9%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

1.8%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

16.5%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

14.5%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

2.40

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Orange County	Texas
Population	85,307	30,188,424
Population density (per sq. mi.)	255.57	—
Median household income	$72,104	$80,443
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$87,700	—
Households	32,437	—
Average household size	2.61 people	—
Owner-occupied	75.2%	62.6%
Renter-occupied	24.8%	37.4%
Race	79.3% White · 7.8% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Orange County compared with Texas.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

17.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 33.8%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	16.3%	$48,191	$1,205	$148,364
1 earner	37.4%	$70,173	$1,754	$230,188
2 earners	37.0%	$123,870	$3,097	$430,067
3+ earners	9.3%	$173,875	$4,347	$616,202

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

32,437

Average size: 2.61 people

Households with children

10,068

31.0% of households

Per-capita income

$37,518

Poverty rate: 11.6%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

75.2% owner-occupied vs. state average 62.6%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 71.6% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 7.8%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

44.2% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,983.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $173,400.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $1,100.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 5,500 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 7.9% · For rent 29.1% · Seasonal 3.3% · Other 56.3%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

40.4% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 59.6% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

0.5%

184 units of 37,937 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

8.2%

3,094 units of 37,937 total

⚑ Above the 5% threshold — possible indicator of disinvestment, abandonment, or condemned stock.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$57,683

100% MHI$72,104

120% MHI$86,525

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Orange County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$49,150	$56,150	$70,150
100% AMI	$61,390	$70,160	$87,700
120% AMI	$73,650	$84,200	$105,250

HUD FMR Area: Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

48.5% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (28.9% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

15.9% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Orange County.

Covered employment

23,774

Across 21 sectors

Establishments

1,478

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$64,588

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	4,847	$112,553	$387,941	+$214,541	$2,814
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	3,353	$37,509	$108,602	−$64,798	$938
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	2,819	$40,816	$120,911	−$52,489	$1,020
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	2,509	$19,944	$43,219	−$130,181	$499
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	2,486	$82,575	$276,353	+$102,953	$2,064
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	1,575	$39,093	$114,498	−$58,902	$977
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	1,114	$84,416	$283,205	+$109,805	$2,110
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	830	$73,385	$242,144	+$68,744	$1,835
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	822	$66,644	$217,052	+$43,652	$1,666
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	765	$55,836	$176,821	+$3,421	$1,396
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	672	$58,670	$187,370	+$13,970	$1,467
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	598	$78,088	$259,651	+$86,251	$1,952
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	560	$64,602	$209,451	+$36,051	$1,615
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	289	$39,341	$115,421	−$57,979	$984
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	230	$58,195	$185,602	+$12,202	$1,455
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	126	$131,590	$458,803	+$285,403	$3,290
NAICS 55 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 55	87	$121,313	$420,549	+$247,149	$3,033
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	53	$71,911	$236,658	+$63,258	$1,798
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	22	$49,160	$151,971	−$21,429	$1,229
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	12	$43,996	$132,749	−$40,651	$1,100
NAICS 99 Unclassified NAICS 99	5	$39,765	$116,999	−$56,401	$994

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	2,819	$40,816	$120,911	−$52,489	$1,020
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	2,325	$19,655	$42,143	−$131,257	$491
NAICS 325 Chemical manufacturing NAICS 325	1,841	$148,072	$520,155	+$346,755	$3,702
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	1,349	$91,373	$309,102	+$135,702	$2,284
NAICS 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing NAICS 332	1,300	$94,945	$322,398	+$148,998	$2,374
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	1,114	$84,416	$283,205	+$109,805	$2,110
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	1,009	$30,577	$82,798	−$90,602	$764
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	831	$48,107	$148,051	−$25,349	$1,203
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	660	$64,631	$209,559	+$36,159	$1,616
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	647	$25,901	$65,393	−$108,007	$648
NAICS 336 Transportation equipment manufacturing NAICS 336	582	$60,360	$193,661	+$20,261	$1,509
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	542	$51,870	$162,058	−$11,342	$1,297
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	514	$67,579	$220,532	+$47,132	$1,689
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	502	$73,675	$243,224	+$69,824	$1,842
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	486	$52,831	$165,635	−$7,765	$1,321
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	477	$82,521	$276,152	+$102,752	$2,063
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	374	$62,211	$200,551	+$27,151	$1,555
NAICS 623 Nursing and residential care facilities NAICS 623	356	$35,983	$102,921	−$70,479	$900
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	355	$45,196	$137,215	−$36,185	$1,130
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	352	$75,137	$248,666	+$75,266	$1,878
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	335	$52,172	$163,182	−$10,218	$1,304
NAICS 488 Support activities for transportation NAICS 488	299	$74,109	$244,839	+$71,439	$1,853
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	290	$57,959	$184,724	+$11,324	$1,449
NAICS 493 Warehousing and storage NAICS 493	247	$59,109	$189,004	+$15,604	$1,478
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	228	$30,377	$82,054	−$91,346	$759
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	203	$45,235	$137,361	−$36,039	$1,131
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	184	$23,605	$56,846	−$116,554	$590
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	143	$83,272	$278,947	+$105,547	$2,082
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	142	$28,715	$75,867	−$97,533	$718
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	141	$49,481	$153,166	−$20,234	$1,237
NAICS 713 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries NAICS 713	139	$28,694	$75,789	−$97,611	$717
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	126	$131,590	$458,803	+$285,403	$3,290
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	124	$72,440	$238,627	+$65,227	$1,811
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	119	$68,615	$224,389	+$50,989	$1,715
NAICS 532 Rental and leasing services NAICS 532	119	$74,682	$246,972	+$73,572	$1,867
NAICS 458 Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers NAICS 458	111	$24,017	$58,380	−$115,020	$600
NAICS 551 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 551	87	$121,313	$420,549	+$247,149	$3,033
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	86	$103,167	$353,003	+$179,603	$2,579
NAICS 337 Furniture and related product manufacturing NAICS 337	63	$44,313	$133,929	−$39,471	$1,108
NAICS 449 Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers NAICS 449	63	$48,146	$148,196	−$25,204	$1,204
NAICS 523 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities NAICS 523	45	$131,846	$459,756	+$286,356	$3,296
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	35	$58,076	$185,159	+$11,759	$1,452
NAICS 213 Support activities for mining NAICS 213	25	$76,254	$252,824	+$79,424	$1,906
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	23	$56,322	$178,630	+$5,230	$1,408
NAICS 311 Food manufacturing NAICS 311	14	$31,269	$85,374	−$88,026	$782
NAICS 813 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations NAICS 813	14	$66,711	$217,301	+$43,901	$1,668
NAICS 323 Printing and related support activities NAICS 323	13	$21,774	$50,031	−$123,369	$544
NAICS 425 Wholesale trade agents and brokers NAICS 425	10	$83,944	$281,449	+$108,049	$2,099
NAICS 814 Private households NAICS 814	10	$11,917	$13,340	−$160,060	$298
NAICS 999 Unclassified NAICS 999	5	$39,765	$116,999	−$56,401	$994

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	470	(330)	(41%)	$12.34	$25,660	$64,496	$642
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	5,050	(80)	(2%)	$12.56	$26,130	$66,245	$653
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	2,250	60	3%	$13.39	$27,860	$72,685	$697
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	3,140	(600)	(16%)	$13.91	$28,940	$76,705	$724
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	2,000	90	5%	$15.56	$32,370	$89,473	$809
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	3,840	(2,820)	(42%)	$15.98	$33,230	$92,674	$831
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	1,200	(250)	(17%)	$17.10	$35,570	$101,384	$889
Tellers SOC 43-3071	420	(390)	(48%)	$18.20	$37,850	$109,871	$946
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	2,540	(2,520)	(50%)	$19.91	$41,400	$123,085	$1,035
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	3,340	260	8%	$22.64	$47,080	$144,228	$1,177
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	1,750	(600)	(26%)	$22.68	$47,180	$144,600	$1,180
Paramedics SOC 29-2043 · prior-year code differs	170	(240)	(59%)	$26.11	$54,310	$171,141	$1,358
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	2,100	(60)	(3%)	$27.19	$56,560	$179,516	$1,414
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	1,000	(60)	(6%)	$27.20	$56,580	$179,590	$1,415
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	1,780	(170)	(9%)	—	$57,910	$184,541	$1,448
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	380	(60)	(14%)	$28.41	$59,100	$188,971	$1,478
Electricians SOC 47-2111	2,000	660	49%	$31.02	$64,520	$209,146	$1,613
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	1,250	380	44%	$31.73	$65,990	$214,618	$1,650
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	830	(110)	(12%)	$36.19	$75,260	$249,124	$1,882
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	3,100	290	10%	$41.30	$85,900	$288,729	$2,148

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 48361 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.