Orange County is located in northeastern North Carolina. The County Seat is Hillsborough and the largest city is Chapel Hill . The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.orange.nc.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 140,420 and the 2010 census population was 133,702. The land area is 397.96 square miles and there are 336.2 persons per square mile.
77% of the population is White, 12.2% is Black or African American, 8.3% is Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% is Asian, 0.6% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.5% is two or more races. 91% have a high school degree or higher, and 55.8% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $272,600, there are 51,403 households, an average of 2.45 persons per household. The per capita income is $34,465, the median household income is $55,569, and 17.8% of the persons in Orange County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 12,898. Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,195,285, and sales per capita were $9,583. The percentage of black-owned firms is 6.4%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 35.5%.
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| Orange County Orange County, North Carolina official website. |
| Cemeteries & Burial Records Searchable index from cemeteries in Orange County, North Carolina, including cemetery maps, interment dates, and many gravestone photos. |
| Codes Orange County codified ordinances. |
| Commissioners | Agendas Orange County Board of Commissioners meetings agendas and reports. |
| Court | Civil Calendar North Carolina Court System civil calendar for Orange County. |
| Court | Criminal Calendar Orange County District and Superior Court criminal calendars. |
| Court | Pending Criminal and Traffic Orange County District and Superior Court search for pending criminal and traffic case offense records and hearing calendars. |
| Farms & Farmer Markets Orange County searchable index of farms and farmer's markets. |
| Inmates Orange County Sheriff's Office jail custody report and recently incarcerated inmates. |
| Jobs Job opportunities with Orange County government. |
| Lost Pets Orange County Animal Service's lost pet searches. |
| Parks and Recreational Facilities List and map of Orange County parks and recreational facilities. |
| Permits Orange County building permits and inspections searches. |
| Pet Adoptions Orange County Animal Control adoptable pets. |
| Planning Maps Orange County Planning and Inspections Department planning maps, including future land use, zoning, cell tower sites, topography, census township profiles, and watersheds. |
| Property | by Address or PIN Find property records in Orange County by PIN or address. |
| Property | Commercial Find commercial property available in Orange County. |
| Property | Delinquent Taxes Orange County Tax Office delinquent tax bill records. |
| Property | GIS Geographical Information System (GIS) of Orange County property search sales analysis searches. |
| Property | Ownership & History Orange County PIN query for property ownership and ownership history records. |
| Property | Personal Taxes Orange County Tax Office personal property tax records. |
| Property | Special Assessments Orange County Tax Office special assessment search. |
| Property | Tax Records Orange County Tax Office tax bill, special assessment, delinquent bill, and personal property records. |
| Recorded Documents Orange County Register of Deeds recorded document search. |
| Restaurant Inspections Orange County restaurant inspection reports. |
| Vital Records Information Information on how to obtain Orange County vital record certificates. |
| Voters Voter registration search for Orange County from the State Board of Elections. |
| Voting Precincts Orange County Board of Elections voting precincts, voting districts, and polling locations. |
| Zoning GIS interactive zoning map for Orange County. |
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