Orange County, TX

County

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    US Senator
    N/AJohn Cornyn
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    N/ATed Cruz
    Republican Party

    About

    N/A of the households in Orange County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    The largest universities in N/A are Lamar State College-Orange (887 degrees awarded in 2024).

    United StatesTexasBeaumont-Port Arthur, TX

    Population & Diversity

    In 2024, there were 10.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (65.5k people) in Orange County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.46k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.98k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    Diversity

    Race and Ethnicity

    The 3 largest ethnic groups in Orange County, TX
    1. White (Non-Hispanic)
      65.5k ± 459
    2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
      6.46k ± 512
    3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
      3.98k ± 584
    9.63%
    Hispanic Population
    8.22k people

    In 2024, there were 10.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (65.5k people) in Orange County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.46k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.98k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    9.63% of the people in Orange County, TX are hispanic (8.22k people).

    The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Orange County, TX as a share of the total population.

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    Economy

    Industries

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    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

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    Civics

    John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    Senator Elections

    US Senators from Texas

    N/AJohn Cornyn
    Senator from Texas2
    Assumed office on December 2, 2002
    Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
    N/ATed Cruz
    Senator from Texas1
    Assumed office on January 3, 2013

    John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

    In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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    Education

    In N/A, universities in Orange County, TX awarded N/A degrees. The student population of Orange County, TX in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 1,365 male students and 2,264 female students.

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    Universities

    Gender
    Lamar State College-Orange
    Largest Universities by degrees awarded
    887 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lamar State College-Orange with 887 degrees awarded.

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    Housing & Living

    Transportation

    Car Ownership

    2 cars
    Average Number

    The following chart displays the households in Orange County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Orange County, TX have 2 cars.

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    Poverty