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Osceola County

Florida · 481,718 residents (2025 est.) · 1,328 sq mi
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With 427,415 people, Osceola County is a county in Florida. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 254,922 people. Few US counties rank higher on income. 27% of locals were born outside the United States. Getting to work takes 35 minutes on average. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 110%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
427,415
+148%since 2000
from 172,493 in 2000
481,718 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
322 / sq mi
+68%since 2009
from 192 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.1
+7%since 2000
from 34.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,328 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
76K172K268K363K459K19902000201020202024Osceola County
2024427K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(25,414)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.5%(27,716)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.1%(30,155)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.9%(29,525)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(27,238)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.2%(60,642)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.1%(64,524)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.4%(57,353)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.1%(47,586)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.1%(34,503)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844%(17,228)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.3%(5,531)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,637
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,214 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$32,676
+92%since 2000
from $17,022 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.1%
+24.5 ptssince 2009
from 23.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.431
+8%since 2010
from 0.401 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance9%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade8.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical8.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services6.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade4.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$353,300
+110%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $92,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,746
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $714 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
65.3%
−2.4 ptssince 2000
from 67.7% in 2000
34.7% rent
Vacancy rate
16.7%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 21.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.98 people
+6%since 2009
from 2.81 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
31.6%
−13.6 ptssince 2009
from 45.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
62.0%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 59.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.9
+8%since 2009
from 4.5 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.
Gentrification Score
72
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic59.6%(102,792)
Black6.4%(11,075)
Hispanic / Latino29.4%(50,727)
Asian2.2%(3,721)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic27.2%(116,050)
Black9.9%(42,216)
Hispanic / Latino56%(239,150)
Asian2.7%(11,693)
Other4.3%(18,306)
Diversity Score
75
−2%since 2009
from 77 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
36
−7%since 2020
from 39 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 Rican27.2%(116,190)
South American13.1%(55,778)
Venezuelan6.6%(28,421)
Dominican5.4%(22,994)
Cuban3.5%(14,912)
Colombian3.3%(13,977)
Central American2.8%(11,919)
Mexican2.3%(9,687)
Ecuadorian1.4%(6,017)
Peruvian1.1%(4,587)
Salvadoran0.6%(2,711)
Honduran0.6%(2,468)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.5%(2,088)
Panamanian0.5%(1,954)
Guatemalan0.5%(1,934)
Chilean0.3%(1,171)
Spaniard0.2%(860)
Argentine0.2%(829)
Costa Rican0.2%(764)
Bolivian0.1%(254)
Uruguayan0%(175)
Asian origin
Filipino0.9%(4,001)
Asian Indian0.6%(2,666)
Chinese0.5%(1,933)
Vietnamese0.2%(947)
Pakistani0.2%(902)
Korean0.1%(329)
Bangladeshi0.1%(269)
Japanese0%(130)
Thai0%(116)
Laotian0%(87)
Cambodian0%(66)
Burmese0%(59)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(56)
Uzbek0%(35)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(147)
Samoan0%(98)
Ancestry
German5.3%(22,640)
Irish4.7%(20,162)
West Indian4.4%(18,991)
English4.3%(18,337)
Italian4%(17,208)
American3.7%(15,660)
Haitian2.1%(8,864)
Jamaican1.6%(6,891)
French1.2%(5,033)
Polish1.2%(4,955)
Arab0.9%(3,685)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish0.8%(3,479)
Portuguese0.8%(3,371)
Brazilian0.8%(3,249)
Dutch0.4%(1,666)
British0.4%(1,653)
Moroccan0.4%(1,506)
French Canadian0.3%(1,370)
Norwegian0.3%(1,358)
Welsh0.3%(1,306)
Swedish0.3%(1,210)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(1,207)
Greek0.2%(1,052)
Canadian0.2%(872)
Hungarian0.2%(818)
Russian0.2%(680)
Romanian0.1%(621)
Guyanese0.1%(558)
Ukrainian0.1%(532)
Czech0.1%(484)
Belgian0.1%(455)
Egyptian0.1%(445)
Austrian0.1%(388)
Cape Verdean0.1%(378)
Danish0.1%(368)
Lithuanian0.1%(341)
Nigerian0.1%(303)
Swiss0.1%(301)
Syrian0.1%(298)
Croatian0.1%(287)
Palestinian0.1%(266)
Iraqi0.1%(242)
Slovak0.1%(227)
Turkish0%(193)
Lebanese0%(186)
Iranian0%(182)
Israeli0%(160)
Finnish0%(116)
Bulgarian0%(110)
Kenyan0%(79)
Slovene0%(68)
Armenian0%(50)
Barbadian0%(38)
Ethiopian0%(34)
Somali0%(18)
Jordanian0%(14)
Latvian0%(14)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.8%
+14.0 ptssince 2000
from 15.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.5%
+10.4 ptssince 2000
from 79.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.0%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 4.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
35.2 min
+84%since 2000
from 19.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.8%
−10.0 ptssince 2009
from 80.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.3%
+9.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.3%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.4%
−5.8 ptssince 2011
from 11.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2011
from 67.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.8%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 73.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.3%
+6.9 ptssince 2009
from 25.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
50.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
26.6%
+6.9 ptssince 2009
from 19.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.0%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2012
from 12.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.6%
−14.1 ptssince 2013
from 24.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.6%
+20.5 ptssince 2017
from 72.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.6%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 94.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 85.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
45.3%
−5.8 ptssince 2016
from 51.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
46.8%
+4.0 ptssince 2016
from 42.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.4%(61,560)
Married53%(89,569)
Widowed2.3%(3,869)
Divorced8.3%(14,093)
Women 15+
Never married32.2%(56,344)
Married48%(84,035)
Widowed6.6%(11,601)
Divorced13.2%(23,059)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.6%
−14.1 ptssince 2013
from 24.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
43.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 44.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
19.6%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 15.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 15.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.5%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 22.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
62.9%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 60.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 34.6% 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)34.2%(6,641)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.9%(5,416)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.7%(4,413)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(894)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(108)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 19,424 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 Osceola County, Florida?

Osceola County, Florida has about 427,415 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Osceola County, Florida earns about $72,637 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Osceola County, Florida expensive?

In Osceola County, Florida, the median home is worth about $353,300, and the typical rent is about $1,746 a month.

How educated are people in Osceola County, Florida?

About 29.8% of adults age 25 and over in Osceola County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Osceola County, Florida?

About 12.8% of people in Osceola County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Osceola County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Osceola County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 319,687 residents, a change of about 297 percent over that period.

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