Mount Dora is home to 17,278 people in Florida. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 7,860 people. The median age is 48.8, about 10 years above the US median. There are 1,964 people per square mile. 82% were living in the same home a year earlier. About 39% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,537, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 100%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mount Dora
What changed most since 1990
Population7,213 → 17,278(+140%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$169,205 → $381,900(+126%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share3.4% → 23.7%(+20.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Mount Dora's population equals 4.2% of Lake County's. Its number of households without a car equals 9.3% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 6.0% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.5%(514)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27%(524)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.9%(659)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(47)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.5%(68)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,942 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Mount Dora, decade by decade
Mount Dora population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,213
$58,761
$169,205
22.2%
48.2
2000
9,418
$65,736
$191,274
27.0%
53.9
2010
12,370
$64,354
$329,577
27.3%
59.8
2020
16,341
$62,982
$311,736
34.3%
70.0
2024
17,278
$74,537
$381,900
38.6%
70.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
