County profile
Orange County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#9 of 3,127 US counties by GDP64th-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$351.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,580,778
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
106,961
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$77.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,149,507
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$116.3k±$871
Bachelor's degree+
44.1%
Poverty rate
9.5%±0.3%
Business applications
49,945 · 2025
Retail establishments
9,840
31.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Ingram Micro Holding CorporationTechnology$52.6B55C2Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$11.9B77B+3First American Financial CorporationFinancial Services$7.5B76B+4Edwards Lifesciences CorporationHealthcare$6.1B86A5Rivian Automotive, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$5.4B38D6The Ensign Group, Inc.Healthcare$5.0B80B+7Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Technology$4.1B78B+8Alignment Healthcare, Inc.Healthcare$3.9B71B9TTM Technologies, Inc.Technology$2.9B73B10Envista Holdings CorpHealthcare$2.7B73B11Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$2.3B66B12ICU Medical, Inc.Healthcare$2.2B78B+13American Healthcare REIT, Inc.Real Estate$2.1B56C14BJ's Restaurants, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.4B61C15Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.Real Estate$960.1M48D16Ducommun IncorporatedIndustrials$824.7M60C17Willdan Group, Inc.Industrials$681.6M75B+18Tilly's, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$553.6M51D19American Vanguard CorporationBasic Materials$515.1M63C20Glaukos CorporationHealthcare$507.4M71B21Shimmick Corp.Industrials$492.8M34D22El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$490.0M68B23Karman Holdings Inc.Industrials$471.5M53D24Commerce Energy Group, Inc.Utilities$459.8M——25Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$451.4M62CHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care22%
Food & accommodation20%
Professional services16%
Retail trade16%
Manufacturing15%
Wholesale trade12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
3,149,507
residents · 2025 · -1.2% since 2020
Income per capita $94.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−144,371
International migration+74,310
Natural change+34,017
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$269.7B2019
$268.8B2020
$293.9B2021
$315.4B2022
$333.1B2023
$351.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$962.6k±$4.2k
Median gross rent
$2.4k/mo±$13/mo
Vacancy rate
5.5%±0.2%
Affordability
12.4× wages
Residential permits
$1.4B
4,992 units · 1.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
99.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$3.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 100Wildfire 100Landslide 100
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
12732016
13392017
14082018
14412019
14722020
16182021
18832022
20192023
21862024
22592025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -37% since 20217,8672021
5,9382022
6,4812023
6,9722024
4,9922025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.3 km
I-5
Nearest freight rail
2.2 km
SCAX
Nearest port
15.9 km
USCG MOORING CORONA DEL MAR
Nearest commercial airport
10.4 km
JOHN WAYNE/ORANGE COUNTY
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR153 filings from 65 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$77.9k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Orange?
Orange's economy produced $351.8B in 2024, growing 5.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.