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Households in Orange County

Households in Orange County was 1.08 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 58 counties in 2024.

2024, count1,082,960
Change on 2023+0.8%
Rank3rd of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high1,082,9602024
Series low1,057,5922021

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Households in Orange County, 2021 to 2024

1.05M1.06M1.07M1.08M1.09M20212022202320242021: 1,057,592 count2022: 1,066,286 count2023: 1,074,654 count2024: 1,082,960 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Periodcount
20241,082,960
20231,074,654
20221,066,286
20211,057,592

Compared with California and United States

Place2024
Orange County1,082,960
California13,548,091
United States129,227,496

Rankings

Definition

Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Households, 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-b25003.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Households, 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-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/households/orange-county-california. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Households, 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-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/households/orange-county-california.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Households, Orange County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/households/orange-county-california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_households_orange_county_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households): Households, Orange County, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/households/orange-county-california. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the households in Orange County?

Households in Orange County was 1.08 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 58 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest households in Orange County?

1.08 million in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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