Editing Orange County, New York (section)

=== 2000–2010 ===
At the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 372,813 people living in the county. The population density was {{convert|444|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the county was 77.2% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 10.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 2.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], and 3.1% from two or more races. 18% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref>{{cite web|title=QuickFacts - Orange County, New York|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/RHI125215/36071|website=www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 25, 2017|language=en}}</ref> According to the [[2000 United States Census]], 18.3% were of [[Italian Americans|Italian]], 18.1% [[English Americans|English]], 17.4% [[Irish Americans|Irish]], 10.2% [[German Americans|German]], and 5.0% [[Polish Americans|Polish]] ancestry. According to the 2009–13 [[American Community Survey]], 76.57% of people spoke only English at home, 13.39% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 4.03% spoke [[Yiddish]], and 0.83% spoke [[Italian language|Italian]].<ref name="2009-13 languages">{{cite web|title=Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2013/demo/2009-2013-lang-tables.html|newspaper=Census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 25, 2017}}</ref>

During the 2000 Census, there were 114,788 households, out of which 39.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were [[marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 21.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.00% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 30.00% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,058, and the median income for a family was $60,355. Males had a median income of $42,363 versus $30,821 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $21,597. About 7.60% of families and 10.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.80% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.

Despite its rural roots, Orange County has been among the fastest-growing regions within the [[New York City Metropolitan Area|New York City metropolitan area]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.pattern-for-progress.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Population-brief-9-22-15-final.pdf|title=Changing Hudson Valley - Population Trends|last=Urban Action Agenda|publisher=Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress|year=2015}}</ref>