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Orange County

Florida · 1,145,956 residents · 903 sq mi
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Orange County is a county of 1,145,956 people in Florida. 249,612 more people live here than in 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 33.7. 58% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 19%. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 33.7
US median: 37.2
Average education
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 80%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,145,956
+28%since 2000
from 896,344 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
33.7
+1%since 2000
from 33.3 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
903 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
598K836K1.1M1.3M1.6M19902000201020202024Orange County
20241.5M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56.5%(74,185)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.4%(73,754)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.5%(74,975)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197.7%(88,367)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 249.2%(105,821)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3415.5%(177,117)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4414.4%(164,468)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5414.1%(162,059)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6410%(114,291)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 745.4%(62,011)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.1%(35,392)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.2%(13,516)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$50,138
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,311 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$25,490
+22%since 2000
from $20,916 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
30.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 30.1% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
13.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 12.1% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.456
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information12.6%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade8.2%
US avg: 7.2%
Other services7.4%
US avg: 7%
Finance & insurance5.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade4.9%
US avg: 10.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 4.2%
Public administration4.3%
US avg: 4.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.6%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$228,600
+80%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $100,300 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$995
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $699 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
57.8%
−2.9 ptssince 2000
from 60.7% in 2000
42.2% rent
Vacancy rate
14.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.6% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.70 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.66 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
40.2%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 38.0% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
56.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 55.6% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
4.6
−2%since 2009
from 4.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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%
2010
White, non-Hispanic46%(526,754)
Black19.5%(223,200)
Hispanic / Latino26.9%(308,244)
Asian4.8%(55,541)
Other2.7%(30,660)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican12.5%(139,181)
South American4.2%(46,512)
Mexican3.3%(36,773)
Colombian2.1%(23,975)
Cuban1.8%(20,603)
Dominican1.6%(17,553)
Central American1.4%(16,104)
Venezuelan0.7%(7,422)
Ecuadorian0.5%(5,791)
Peruvian0.5%(5,466)
Honduran0.4%(4,631)
Guatemalan0.3%(2,826)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.2%(2,663)
Salvadoran0.2%(2,377)
Nicaraguan0.2%(2,169)
Argentine0.2%(1,926)
Spaniard0.2%(1,821)
Costa Rican0.1%(1,096)
Chilean0.1%(915)
Uruguayan0%(298)
Bolivian0%(268)
Paraguayan0%(127)
Ancestry
German10%(111,809)
Irish8.5%(95,123)
English7.4%(82,526)
American5.9%(65,845)
Italian5.6%(63,010)
West Indian5.4%(60,696)
Haitian2.7%(30,082)
French2.1%(23,286)
Polish1.8%(20,586)
Jamaican1.6%(18,255)
Scottish1.5%(16,536)
Scotch-Irish1.3%(14,708)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch1%(10,736)
Brazilian1%(10,735)
Arab0.8%(8,678)
Swedish0.8%(8,427)
Russian0.7%(8,272)
Norwegian0.6%(6,808)
Welsh0.5%(5,909)
French Canadian0.5%(5,730)
British0.5%(5,329)
Guyanese0.4%(4,664)
Greek0.4%(4,536)
Portuguese0.4%(4,373)
Hungarian0.3%(3,654)
Canadian0.2%(2,682)
Danish0.2%(2,519)
Ukrainian0.2%(2,433)
Austrian0.2%(2,221)
Czech0.2%(2,216)
Lebanese0.2%(2,097)
Swiss0.2%(2,052)
Moroccan0.2%(1,972)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,737)
Slovak0.2%(1,690)
Finnish0.1%(1,463)
Romanian0.1%(1,408)
Turkish0.1%(1,361)
Iranian0.1%(1,207)
Egyptian0.1%(1,093)
Croatian0.1%(906)
Ethiopian0.1%(810)
Armenian0.1%(778)
Belgian0.1%(660)
Syrian0.1%(619)
Bulgarian0%(468)
Nigerian0%(447)
Israeli0%(416)
Barbadian0%(296)
Serbian0%(281)
Slovene0%(259)
Latvian0%(249)
Australian0%(190)
Jordanian0%(166)
Kenyan0%(146)
Iraqi0%(142)
Ghanaian0%(138)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.3%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 26.1% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
86.9%
+5.1 ptssince 2000
from 81.8% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
9.6%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.2 min
+52%since 2000
from 17.3 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
79.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 79.7% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
10.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
2.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
4.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
1.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
5.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
9.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
33.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 33.2% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Female
50.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Foreign born
19.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 18.4% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
8.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Orange County, Florida?

Orange County, Florida has about 1,145,956 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Orange County, Florida earns about $50,138 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 $228,600, and the typical rent is about $995 a month.

How educated are people in Orange County, Florida?

About 30.3% 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 13.4% 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 468,465 residents, a change of about 69 percent over that period.

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