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2012-2017 Orange County Master Aging Plan
<br />Characteristics and Distribution
<br />The following table provides some basic demographic characteristics of Orange County's older adult
<br />population. As Table 1.1 shows, Orange County's older adults are relatively similar to older adults across
<br />the state, with the exception of higher education attainment.
<br />Table 1.1 Characteristics of Orange County (OC) a
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<br />Men 5,549 43.1 % 523,956 42.5%
<br />Women 7,340 56.9% 710,123 57.5%
<br />White* 10,71 1 83.1 % 956,405 81.9%
<br />Black or African American* 1,830 14.2% 182,172 15.6%
<br />Other racial/ethnic identity* 348 2.7% 29,194 2.5%
<br />Below 100% of poverty level in last 12 months* 927 7.8%** 120,437 10.7% **
<br />Employed* 2,020 16.6% 164,656 14.1 %
<br />Veteran* 2,519 20.7% 266,252 22.8%
<br />Disability*** 1,735 32.3% 460,366 38.4%
<br />Have less than a high school diploma* 2,300 18.9% 331,647 28.4%
<br />Have a high school diploma or higher* 9,871 81.1 % 837,293 71.1 %
<br />Live in family household* 8,326 68.4% 773,600 66.2%
<br />Live in nonfamily household (includes living alone)* 3,565 29.3% 347,630 29.8%
<br />Living alone 3,494 27.1 % 341,864 27.7%
<br />Live in group quarters* 280 2.3% 46,542 4.0%
<br />*These data are from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey and are estimates based on a sample of the population,
<br />rather than data from the US Census. In other words, they are based on slightly different estimated totals of the older adult
<br />population (12,171 for Orange County and 1,167,772 for North Carolina).
<br />** Data on poverty only available for 1 1,891 people in Orange County and 1,125,580 people in North Carolina.
<br />***The North Corolina data are from the 2010 American Community Survey and are estimates based on a sample of
<br />1,198,871 adults age 65+ in North Carolina that are not institutionalized. The Orange County data are from the 2008-2010
<br />American Community Survey and are estimates based on a sample of 5,377 adults age 65+. As estimates gathered over
<br />different periods of time, they are not necessarily comparable figures but provide insight on the local populations.
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