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Orange County

Florida · 1,528,002 residents (2025 est.) · 903 sq mi
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Orange County is home to 1,471,937 people in Florida. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 575,593 people. That puts it in the top 5% of US counties for household income. 24% of people here were born outside the United States. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. There are 1,630 people per square mile.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,719, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 114%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Orange County

What changed most since 1990

  • White share73.4% → 35.9% (−37.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Population677,491 → 1,471,937 (+117%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Hispanic share9.3% → 33.8% (+24.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts

Among the 67 counties in Florida

  • 15th in household income$79,719
  • 8th in share with a bachelor's degree39.3%
  • 11th in home value$390,100
  • 2nd in diversity score89.3
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,471,937
+64%since 2000
from 896,344 in 2000
1,528,002 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,630 / sq mi
+64%since 2000
from 993 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
36.6
+10%since 2000
from 33.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
903 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
598K836K1.1M1.3M1.6M19902000201020202024Orange County
20241.5M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(83,112)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.8%(85,450)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.2%(90,924)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.7%(98,390)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.3%(107,004)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416%(235,379)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.9%(219,880)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413%(191,267)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.5%(168,792)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.9%(115,890)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.7%(54,896)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(20,953)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$79,719
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,311 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,160
+97%since 2000
from $20,916 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
52.7%
+22.6 ptssince 2009
from 30.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 12.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.478
+5%since 2010
from 0.456 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade6.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade4.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration4.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$390,100
+114%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $100,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,775
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $699 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
56.8%
−3.9 ptssince 2000
from 60.7% in 2000
43.2% rent
Vacancy rate
10.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.72 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.66 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.7%
−11.3 ptssince 2009
from 38.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
56.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 55.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.9
+5%since 2009
from 4.6 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
68
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic57.5%(515,701)
Black17.5%(157,096)
Hispanic / Latino18.8%(168,361)
Asian3.3%(29,655)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic35.9%(528,247)
Black19.1%(280,842)
Hispanic / Latino33.8%(497,773)
Asian5.3%(78,015)
Other5.9%(87,060)
Diversity Score
89
+9%since 2009
from 82 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
37
−2%since 2020
from 38 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican13.6%(200,201)
South American8%(118,058)
Venezuelan3.2%(47,246)
Colombian3.2%(46,439)
Mexican3%(44,735)
Cuban2.8%(41,429)
Dominican2.5%(37,183)
Central American2.4%(34,790)
Guatemalan0.8%(12,030)
Peruvian0.6%(8,775)
Ecuadorian0.6%(8,507)
Honduran0.5%(7,769)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.4%(5,224)
Nicaraguan0.3%(4,256)
Salvadoran0.3%(4,181)
Panamanian0.2%(3,407)
Costa Rican0.2%(2,972)
Argentine0.2%(2,610)
Chilean0.2%(2,514)
Uruguayan0.1%(927)
Bolivian0%(470)
Paraguayan0%(328)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.8%(26,342)
Vietnamese1%(14,319)
Chinese1%(14,099)
Filipino0.7%(10,755)
Korean0.2%(2,591)
Pakistani0.2%(2,448)
Japanese0.1%(1,627)
Thai0.1%(1,123)
Laotian0%(546)
Cambodian0%(518)
Taiwanese0%(463)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Sri Lankan0%(367)
Burmese0%(340)
Nepalese0%(268)
Uzbek0%(242)
Indonesian0%(139)
Malaysian0%(105)
Hmong0%(40)
Kazakh0%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,090)
Samoan0%(433)
Chamorro0%(271)
Guamanian0%(204)
Fijian0%(154)
Ancestry
American8.7%(127,466)
German6.5%(95,480)
West Indian6.4%(94,178)
English6.3%(93,204)
Irish5.9%(87,396)
Italian4.5%(66,276)
Haitian3.6%(53,478)
Jamaican1.7%(25,203)
Polish1.5%(22,167)
Brazilian1.5%(21,753)
French1.3%(18,710)
Subsaharan African1.2%(17,231)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Arab1.2%(16,938)
Scottish1.1%(15,669)
Portuguese0.7%(9,694)
Russian0.5%(7,962)
Dutch0.5%(7,672)
Norwegian0.5%(7,008)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(6,480)
Swedish0.4%(6,275)
British0.4%(5,508)
Guyanese0.4%(5,314)
Lebanese0.4%(5,163)
Welsh0.3%(4,789)
Greek0.3%(4,173)
Ukrainian0.3%(4,062)
French Canadian0.2%(3,604)
Hungarian0.2%(3,524)
Canadian0.2%(2,930)
Moroccan0.2%(2,701)
Danish0.2%(2,332)
Czech0.2%(2,314)
Egyptian0.2%(2,250)
Iranian0.1%(2,113)
Austrian0.1%(1,986)
Nigerian0.1%(1,871)
Palestinian0.1%(1,818)
Romanian0.1%(1,748)
Swiss0.1%(1,726)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,478)
Turkish0.1%(1,407)
Slovak0.1%(1,322)
Israeli0.1%(1,025)
Syrian0.1%(980)
Croatian0.1%(871)
Finnish0.1%(826)
Ethiopian0.1%(791)
Bulgarian0%(708)
Serbian0%(669)
Ghanaian0%(644)
Australian0%(639)
Belgian0%(639)
Barbadian0%(606)
Armenian0%(594)
Jordanian0%(393)
Iraqi0%(390)
Slovene0%(359)
Kenyan0%(227)
Latvian0%(219)
Somali0%(44)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
39.3%
+13.2 ptssince 2000
from 26.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.6%
+8.8 ptssince 2000
from 81.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.2%
+6.3 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.0 min
+62%since 2000
from 17.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.1%
−11.6 ptssince 2009
from 79.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
17.7%
+13.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.5%
−4.7 ptssince 2011
from 10.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.5%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 70.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.8%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 75.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
42.0%
+8.8 ptssince 2009
from 33.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Female
50.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Foreign born
24.3%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 18.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.2%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2012
from 9.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.0%
−10.2 ptssince 2013
from 22.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.9%
+10.6 ptssince 2017
from 83.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.8%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 95.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.2%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 82.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
61.5%
−3.8 ptssince 2016
from 65.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
26.2%
+2.1 ptssince 2016
from 24.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married41.2%(244,074)
Married48.5%(287,278)
Widowed1.7%(10,120)
Divorced8.5%(50,343)
Women 15+
Never married36.7%(227,831)
Married44.7%(277,571)
Widowed6.3%(39,328)
Divorced12.2%(75,906)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.0%
−10.2 ptssince 2013
from 22.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 51.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.2%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 15.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.5%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 17.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.1%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 65.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 28.8% 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)31.9%(19,375)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.3%(17,767)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26%(15,778)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(1,771)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(249)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 60,655 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

Orange County, decade by decade

Orange County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990677,491$72,607$194,40621.2%53.7
2000896,344$75,254$182,71226.1%75.1
20101,145,956$72,127$328,85730.3%84.4
20201,429,908$74,439$312,46435.4%89.3
20241,471,937$79,719$390,10039.3%89.3

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 Orange County, Florida?

Orange County, Florida has about 1,471,937 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Orange County, Florida?

The typical household in Orange County, Florida earns about $79,719 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Orange County, Florida expensive?

In Orange County, Florida, the median home is worth about $390,100, and the typical rent is about $1,775 a month.

How educated are people in Orange County, Florida?

About 39.3% of adults age 25 and over in Orange County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Orange County, Florida?

About 13.0% of people in Orange County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Orange County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Orange County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 794,446 residents, a change of about 117 percent over that period.

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