COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Orange County

Florida · 677,491 residents · 903 sq mi

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Orange County is home to 677,491 people in Florida. The population has fallen 24% since 2000. The typical home is worth $81,000. About 21% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $30,252 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

677,491

−24%vs 2000

vs 896,344 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

903 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.5M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(49,331)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(45,616)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(41,703)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(48,439)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.9%(60,209)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.7%(140,117)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(100,537)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(64,884)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(54,793)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(44,741)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(20,780)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(6,341)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,252

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,311 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,570

−30%vs 2000

vs $20,916 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.2%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$81,000

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $100,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$517

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $699 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.3%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.7% in 2000

40.7% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.5%(538,930)

Black15.2%(102,893)

Hispanic / Latino9.3%(63,087)

Asian2.1%(13,999)

Other3.2%(21,669)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

Bangladeshi0%(727)

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)

Singaporean0%(43)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(4,020)

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)

Cape Verdean0%(406)

Jordanian0%(393)

Iraqi0%(390)

Slovene0%(359)

Kenyan0%(227)

Latvian0%(219)

Macedonian0%(68)

Somali0%(44)

RANKED:Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest American population · Largest South American population · Largest German population · Largest West Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.2%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.8%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 17.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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