Median Age in Orange County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
36.1 years
Rank #2,867/3,222 · #93 in NC
11th
Orange 36.1 years
NC 39.1 years -7.7%
US 38.9 years -7.2%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Orange County's median age of 36.1 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Orange County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,864 | Ramsey County, MN | 36.1 years |
| #2,865 | Hall County, NE | 36.1 years |
| #2,866 | Durham County, NC | 36.1 years |
| #2,867 | Orange County, NC | 36.1 years |
| #2,868 | Malheur County, OR | 36.1 years |
| #2,869 | Lyman County, SD | 36.1 years |
| #2,870 | Atascosa County, TX | 36.1 years |
About Median Age
Orange County, North Carolina has a median age of 36.1 years, ranking #2,867 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.2% below the national value of 38.9 years. Within North Carolina, it ranks #93 of 100. This places it in the 11th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.