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Orlando

Florida · 333,888 residents (2025 est.) · 111 sq mi
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With 319,758 people, Orlando is a city in Florida. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 133,807 people. 40% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 25%. This skews young, with a median age of 35.1. There are 2,875 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,336, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 122%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Orlando

What changed most since 1990

  • Hispanic share8.6% → 35.4% (+26.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • White share63.0% → 31.2% (−31.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Population164,693 → 319,758 (+94%)US over the same years: +35%

Among the 101 cities and towns in the Orlando metro

  • 56th in household income$72,336
  • 30th in share with a bachelor's degree42.5%
  • 36th in home value$394,100
  • 4th in diversity score90.2
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
319,758
+72%since 2000
from 185,951 in 2000
333,888 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,875 / sq mi
+72%since 2000
from 1,672 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
35.1
+7%since 2000
from 32.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
111 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
149K196K242K289K335K19902000201020202024Orlando
2024320K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(20,354)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(18,893)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.8%(18,564)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195%(15,947)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(20,478)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3420.3%(64,891)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416.5%(52,904)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.2%(38,884)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.2%(32,586)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.7%(21,272)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.3%(10,593)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(4,392)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,336
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,732 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,312
+104%since 2000
from $21,216 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.5%
+24.3 ptssince 2009
from 24.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.7%
−1.2 ptssince 2000
from 15.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.489
+5%since 2010
from 0.464 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance8%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services7.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical7.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade5.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade4.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration4.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$394,100
+122%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $97,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,747
+37%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $700 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
39.5%
−1.3 ptssince 2000
from 40.8% in 2000
60.5% rent
Vacancy rate
11.8%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 15.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.41 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.36 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
27.5%
−11.3 ptssince 2009
from 38.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
55.8%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 53.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.4
+3%since 2009
from 5.3 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
71
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic50.8%(94,452)
Black26.1%(48,547)
Hispanic / Latino17.5%(32,510)
Asian2.6%(4,915)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic31.2%(99,783)
Black22.2%(71,074)
Hispanic / Latino35.4%(113,128)
Asian4.8%(15,503)
Other6.3%(20,270)
Diversity Score
90
+7%since 2009
from 84 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican14.5%(46,375)
South American9.8%(31,412)
Venezuelan5%(15,912)
Colombian2.8%(9,017)
Dominican2.6%(8,412)
Cuban2.3%(7,379)
Central American2.1%(6,783)
Mexican2.1%(6,758)
Peruvian0.7%(2,388)
Ecuadorian0.7%(2,317)
Guatemalan0.5%(1,740)
Nicaraguan0.5%(1,524)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.5%(1,496)
Panamanian0.4%(1,265)
Honduran0.3%(939)
Costa Rican0.2%(792)
Chilean0.2%(765)
Argentine0.2%(627)
Salvadoran0.2%(523)
Paraguayan0.1%(180)
Bolivian0%(121)
Uruguayan0%(48)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.6%(5,088)
Chinese1.1%(3,515)
Filipino0.8%(2,712)
Vietnamese0.5%(1,541)
Korean0.2%(646)
Japanese0.2%(551)
Thai0.2%(516)
Laotian0%(154)
Burmese0%(133)
Uzbek0%(112)
Pakistani0%(97)
Nepalese0%(53)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(107)
Chamorro0%(72)
Fijian0%(21)
Guamanian0%(10)
Ancestry
West Indian7.1%(22,550)
English6.5%(20,770)
German6%(19,072)
American5.8%(18,509)
Irish5.3%(16,861)
Italian4.5%(14,279)
Haitian4.2%(13,455)
Brazilian2.3%(7,457)
Polish1.5%(4,862)
Jamaican1.5%(4,685)
French1.4%(4,474)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish1%(3,090)
Portuguese0.9%(2,991)
Arab0.9%(2,907)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(1,875)
Dutch0.6%(1,798)
Russian0.5%(1,742)
Ukrainian0.4%(1,420)
Welsh0.4%(1,215)
Swedish0.4%(1,147)
Norwegian0.3%(1,091)
British0.3%(1,069)
Lebanese0.3%(1,044)
Greek0.3%(1,001)
Guyanese0.3%(875)
Hungarian0.2%(644)
Canadian0.2%(599)
Danish0.2%(561)
Czech0.2%(529)
Swiss0.1%(466)
Israeli0.1%(441)
Moroccan0.1%(436)
Lithuanian0.1%(435)
Bulgarian0.1%(427)
Finnish0.1%(386)
Austrian0.1%(342)
Palestinian0.1%(329)
Slovak0.1%(284)
Romanian0.1%(283)
Nigerian0.1%(273)
Syrian0.1%(249)
Turkish0.1%(238)
Ghanaian0.1%(229)
Iranian0.1%(165)
Egyptian0.1%(160)
Croatian0%(159)
Serbian0%(157)
Jordanian0%(142)
Barbadian0%(125)
Armenian0%(122)
Slovene0%(109)
Belgian0%(105)
Latvian0%(27)
Iraqi0%(20)
Kenyan0%(17)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
42.5%
+14.3 ptssince 2000
from 28.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.2%
+10.0 ptssince 2000
from 82.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.3%
+8.0 ptssince 2000
from 8.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.2 min
+66%since 2000
from 15.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.1%
−10.3 ptssince 2009
from 78.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.9%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
16.2%
+12.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.4%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.2%
−5.2 ptssince 2011
from 10.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
72.6%
−1.1 ptssince 2011
from 73.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 78.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.7%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.8%
+10.5 ptssince 2009
from 33.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
51.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
25.4%
+7.7 ptssince 2009
from 17.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.7%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2012
from 10.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
13.9%
−10.2 ptssince 2013
from 24.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.1%
+11.6 ptssince 2017
from 81.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.9%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 95.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
79.5%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 78.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
59.2%
−7.4 ptssince 2016
from 66.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
28.0%
+4.1 ptssince 2016
from 23.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married45.1%(57,285)
Married43.5%(55,156)
Widowed1.6%(2,019)
Divorced9.8%(12,481)
Women 15+
Never married40.8%(55,138)
Married39.6%(53,432)
Widowed5.5%(7,489)
Divorced14%(18,947)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
13.9%
−10.2 ptssince 2013
from 24.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
47.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 49.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
18.6%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 15.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
11.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 11.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 19.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.9%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 63.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
27.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 28.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)35.2%(4,155)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.2%(3,448)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.1%(2,725)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(410)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(55)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 11,807 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

Orlando, decade by decade

Orlando population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990164,693$62,687$176,88522.6%65.6
2000185,951$65,091$177,42928.2%80.2
2010238,300$60,931$312,88932.3%86.4
2020307,573$66,884$318,16039.9%90.6
2024319,758$72,336$394,10042.5%90.2

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Orlando, Florida?

Orlando, Florida has about 319,758 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Orlando, Florida?

The typical household in Orlando, Florida earns about $72,336 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Orlando, Florida expensive?

In Orlando, Florida, the median home is worth about $394,100, and the typical rent is about $1,747 a month.

How educated are people in Orlando, Florida?

About 42.5% of adults age 25 and over in Orlando, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Orlando, Florida?

About 14.7% of people in Orlando, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Orlando, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Orlando, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 155,065 residents, a change of about 94 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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