COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Orange County

Florida · 896,344 residents · 903 sq mi

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Orange County is a county of 896,344 people in Florida. 218,853 more people live here than in 1990. Owners hold 61% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $100,300. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $41,311 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 33.3

US median: 35.2

Average education

26% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

896,344

+32%since 1990

from 677,491 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.3

+5%since 1990

from 31.6 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

903 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.5M

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.8%(61,375)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.3%(65,241)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(63,672)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.1%(63,342)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 247.9%(70,763)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3416.6%(149,055)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.1%(153,621)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.6%(112,513)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 647.5%(66,803)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745.5%(49,369)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.5%(30,947)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.1%(9,643)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,311

+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $30,252 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,916

+44%since 1990

from $14,570 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

12.1%

+0.9 ptssince 1990

from 11.2% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$100,300

−6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $81,000 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$699

+3%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $517 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

60.7%

+1.4 ptssince 1990

from 59.3% in 1990

39.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black15.2%(102,893)

Hispanic / Latino9.3%(63,087)

Asian2.1%(13,999)

2000

White, non-Hispanic57.5%(515,701)

Black17.5%(157,096)

Hispanic / Latino18.8%(168,361)

Asian3.3%(29,655)

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

26.1%

+4.9 ptssince 1990

from 21.2% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

81.8%

+3.0 ptssince 1990

from 78.8% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

7.9%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 6.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

−18%since 1990

from 21.1 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married34.2%(117,933)

Married54%(186,497)

Widowed2%(6,841)

Divorced9.8%(33,806)

Women 15+

Never married26.9%(96,977)

Married52.2%(188,258)

Widowed8.3%(30,077)

Divorced12.6%(45,523)

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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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