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20 <br /> 2017-2022 Orange County Master Aging Plan <br /> Characteristics Orange County Total Orange County Older <br /> Population Adults <br /> EMPLOYMENT STATUS <br /> In labor force 65.8% 23.5% <br /> Employed 61.6% 22.8% <br /> Unemployed 4.2% 0.7% <br /> Not in labor force 34.2% 76.5% <br /> LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME <br /> English only 83.3% 91.9% <br /> Language other than English 16.7% 8.1% <br /> Speak English less than "very well" 6.4% 2.5% <br /> DISABILITY STATUS <br /> With any disability 8.3% 27.2% <br /> No disability 91.7% 72.8% <br /> VETERAN STATUS <br /> Veterans 5.4% 18.6% <br /> EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT <br /> Less than high school graduate 7.9% 10.5% <br /> High school graduate, GED, or alternative 15.6% 22.1% <br /> Some college or associate's degree 19.8% 19.6% <br /> Bachelor's degree or higher 56.6% 47.8% <br /> MARITAL STATUS <br /> Now married, except separated 45.2% 62.0% <br /> Widowed 3.3% 18.1% <br /> Divorced 8.8% 14.5% <br /> Separated 1.5% 0.7% <br /> Never married 41.2% 4.6% <br /> HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE <br /> Households 51,880 9,153 <br /> Family households 60.4% 56.0% <br /> Married-couple family 47.7% 49.0% <br /> Female householder, no husband present, family 9.8% 5.1% <br /> Nonfamily households 39.6% 44.0% <br /> Householder living alone 29.3% 42.5% <br /> Homeowners 60.4% 82.4% <br /> These data are from the 2011-2015 American Community Survey and are estimates based on a sample of the <br /> population, rather than data from the US Census. <br /> 14 <br />