Average household size in Orange County

Average household size in Orange County was 2.8 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.7% from 2023. That is the 5th highest of 62 counties in 2024.

2024, persons per household2.8
Change on 2023-0.7%
Series high2.92021
Series low2.82024

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Average household size in Orange County, 2021 to 2024

2.842.862.882.92.9220212022202320242021: 2.9 persons per household2022: 2.9 persons per household2023: 2.9 persons per household2024: 2.8 persons per household2.832.852.882.92.93202120242021: 2.9 persons per household2022: 2.9 persons per household2023: 2.9 persons per household2024: 2.8 persons per household
persons per household. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Periodpersons per household
20242.8
20232.9
20222.9
20212.9

Compared with New York and United States

Place2024
Orange County2.8
New York2.5
United States2.5

Orange County compared with nearby places

Albany County: 2.2 persons per householdAllegany County: 2.4 persons per householdBronx County: 2.5 persons per householdBroome County: 2.3 persons per householdCattaraugus County: 2.3 persons per householdCayuga County: 2.3 persons per householdChautauqua County: 2.3 persons per householdChemung County: 2.2 persons per householdChenango County: 2.3 persons per householdClinton County: 2.2 persons per householdColumbia County: 2.2 persons per householdCortland County: 2.2 persons per householdDelaware County: 2.2 persons per householdDutchess County: 2.4 persons per householdErie County: 2.3 persons per householdEssex County: 2.1 persons per householdFranklin County: 2.2 persons per householdFulton County: 2.2 persons per householdGenesee County: 2.3 persons per householdGreene County: 2.4 persons per householdHamilton County: 2 persons per householdHerkimer County: 2.3 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.3 persons per householdKings County: 2.6 persons per householdLewis County: 2.4 persons per householdLivingston County: 2.3 persons per householdMadison County: 2.3 persons per householdMonroe County: 2.3 persons per householdMontgomery County: 2.5 persons per householdNassau County: 3 persons per householdNew York County: 2 persons per householdNiagara County: 2.2 persons per householdOneida County: 2.3 persons per householdOnondaga County: 2.3 persons per householdOntario County: 2.2 persons per householdOrange County: 2.8 persons per householdOrleans County: 2.3 persons per householdOswego County: 2.4 persons per householdOtsego County: 2.3 persons per householdPutnam County: 2.7 persons per householdQueens County: 2.7 persons per householdRensselaer County: 2.3 persons per householdRichmond County: 2.9 persons per householdRockland County: 3.2 persons per householdSt. Lawrence County: 2.3 persons per householdSaratoga County: 2.3 persons per householdSchenectady County: 2.3 persons per householdSchoharie County: 2.2 persons per householdSchuyler County: 2.4 persons per householdSeneca County: 2.3 persons per householdSteuben County: 2.3 persons per householdSuffolk County: 2.9 persons per householdSullivan County: 2.4 persons per householdTioga County: 2.3 persons per householdTompkins County: 2.1 persons per householdUlster County: 2.3 persons per householdWarren County: 2.1 persons per householdWashington County: 2.4 persons per householdWayne County: 2.3 persons per householdWestchester County: 2.6 persons per householdWyoming County: 2.2 persons per householdYates County: 2.4 persons per household
  • Under 2.2
  • 2.2 to 2.3
  • 2.3 to 2.5
  • 2.5 and over
Average household size, 2024, persons per household. Orange County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of persons per private household. EU countries: EU-SILC. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate of people in households divided by occupied housing units, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Covers private households only; people living in institutions or other group quarters are excluded. EU-SILC figures refer to the survey year. The EU and US surveys differ, so their figures are not strictly comparable.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units (Average household size, Orange County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Average household size, Orange County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/orange-county-new-york. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Average household size, Orange County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/orange-county-new-york.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Average household size, Orange County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/orange-county-new-york (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average household size in Orange County?

Average household size in Orange County was 2.8 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.7% from 2023. That is the 5th highest of 62 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average household size in Orange County?

2.9 persons per household in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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