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CountyDescription Orange County covers approximately 400 square miles, In 2010, there were about 336 people per square mile or 254,720 acres, and is centrally located between Re- compared to 366 people per square mile in 2018. The search Triangle Park(RTP) and the Triad (Greensboro, effects of a high population density could include: high Winston-Salem, and High Point) with Interstates 85 and cost of living, overcrowding and traffic congestion, high 40 providing primary transit avenues. Orange County land prices and reduced affordability due to restricted is an attractive place with mild winters and blue skies land supply, higher crime levels, less green spaces and and is known for the University of North Carolina (UNC) trees, and air and noise pollution. at Chapel Hill (the oldest state-supported university in the United States). Its diverse population includes dairy Orange County Race & Ethnicity farmers, professors, small business owners, corporate The largest racial and ethnic minorities differ in the executives, newly settled refugees, and students from three municipalities. all over the world. The diversity of the population and workforce make Orange County a lively and vibrant African American residents are the largest group of place to work, live, and play. minorities in Hillsborough making up 23%; and Asian residents are the largest groups in Carrboro (10.6%) and General Population Chapel Hill (12.5%).1 With a population of approximately 146,027, Orange Figure 1: Orange County Race & Ethnicity County includes historic Hillsborough, the county seat, with a population of 7,239; Chapel Hill, with a population Burmese/Karen Asian-All Other Multiracial American Indian of 60,988; Carrboro, with a population of 21,314; and 3% 3, 1r° or Native Hawaiian parts of Mebane, (which is mostly in Alamance County), Black or African 0% American with a population of 2,000.1 Below are in-depth de- 13% tails about the population, compared to peer counties - counties that are similar based on key demographic, social, and economic indicators. ispanic or In terms of where people reside, 71.5% of Orange Hatino/a/x White County residents live in the southern "urban" areas of ' Chapel Hill and Carrboro, while the remaining 28.5% live throughout the rural areas of the County.2 L_ aj Table 1: Orange County General Population Compared to Peer Counties and NC r New PEOPLE Orange Brunswick Hano er Buncombe County County V County I County Population, 2018 146,027 136,744 232,274 259,103 Population, % change (April 2010 to July 2018) 9.2% 27.3% 14.6% 8.7% Persons under 5 (2018) 4.5% 3.9% 4.9% 5.0% Persons under 18 (2018) 19.7% 15.3% 18.4% 18.5% Persons 65 and over(2018) 14.0% 31.5% 17.7% 20.0% Female Persons (2018) 52.2% 52.2% 52.3% 52.1% 2019 COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT 3