METRO AREA
Orlando Metro
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · 4 counties · 2,957,672 residents (2025 est.) · 3,492 sq mi
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With 2,793,746 people, Orlando is a metro area. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 1,149,185 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 21%. Density works out to 800 people per square mile. About 37% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,708, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 104%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Orlando
What changed most since 1990
- Population1,224,852 → 2,793,746 (+128%)US over the same years: +35%
- White share78.2% → 41.9% (−36.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
- Hispanic share8.1% → 33.3% (+25.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Among the 28 metro and micro areas based in Florida
- 6th in household income$78,708
- 6th in share with a bachelor's degree36.7%
- 7th in home value$373,321
- 1st in diversity score82.1
Section 01
Population & growth
2,793,746
+70%since 2000
from 1,644,561 in 2000
2,957,672 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Land area
3,492 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20242.8M
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(151,621)
5 to 95.8%(162,649)
10 to 146.2%(172,990)
15 to 196.4%(178,354)
20 to 246.5%(182,167)
25 to 3414.7%(410,535)
35 to 4414.4%(403,220)
45 to 5412.9%(360,211)
55 to 6411.9%(333,083)
65 to 749.1%(255,508)
75 to 844.8%(135,299)
85 and over1.7%(48,109)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$78,708
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,202 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
52.0%
+22.1 ptssince 2009
from 29.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.7%
Wholesale trade7.6%
Other services7.1%
Finance & insurance6.8%
Professional, scientific, technical5.9%
Retail trade4.8%
Public administration4.6%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
Education & health services0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
Construction0.4%
Manufacturing0%
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Section 03
Housing
$373,321
+104%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $100,643 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
4.7
+7%since 2009
from 4.4 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.
66
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic65.1%(1,070,460)
Black13.3%(219,090)
Hispanic / Latino16.5%(271,627)
Asian2.7%(44,008)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic41.9%(1,170,346)
Black15%(418,599)
Hispanic / Latino33.3%(929,647)
Asian4.4%(123,656)
Other5.4%(151,498)
82
+14%since 2009
from 72 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
39
−4%since 2020
from 40 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 Rican14.3%(399,412)
South American7.4%(207,287)
Venezuelan3%(85,050)
Cuban2.7%(76,266)
Mexican2.7%(75,848)
Dominican2.6%(73,764)
Colombian2.6%(73,156)
Central American2.1%(57,954)
Ecuadorian0.7%(18,253)
Peruvian0.6%(16,909)
Guatemalan0.6%(16,236)
Honduran0.4%(12,009)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.3%(8,967)
Salvadoran0.3%(8,939)
Nicaraguan0.3%(8,178)
Panamanian0.3%(7,685)
Argentine0.2%(5,063)
Chilean0.2%(5,028)
Costa Rican0.2%(4,642)
Uruguayan0.1%(1,518)
Bolivian0%(1,041)
Paraguayan0%(334)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.5%(42,315)
Chinese0.7%(20,914)
Vietnamese0.7%(19,983)
Filipino0.7%(19,750)
Korean0.2%(4,975)
Pakistani0.2%(4,377)
Japanese0.1%(2,416)
Thai0.1%(1,841)
Bangladeshi0%(1,311)
Taiwanese0%(1,019)
Laotian0%(825)
Cambodian0%(657)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(609)
Sri Lankan0%(470)
Nepalese0%(318)
Uzbek0%(283)
Indonesian0%(224)
Malaysian0%(118)
Kazakh0%(47)
Singaporean0%(43)
Hmong0%(40)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(2,906)
Samoan0%(870)
Chamorro0%(532)
Guamanian0%(204)
Fijian0%(167)
Marshallese0%(42)
Ancestry
American9.4%(262,027)
German8%(222,912)
English7.3%(203,574)
Irish7.1%(199,735)
Italian4.9%(136,344)
West Indian4.8%(133,472)
Haitian2.5%(68,485)
Polish1.7%(48,793)
French1.5%(42,029)
Jamaican1.5%(40,893)
Scottish1.3%(35,263)
Subsaharan African1.1%(31,029)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Brazilian1%(28,367)
Arab0.9%(25,625)
Portuguese0.7%(18,674)
Dutch0.6%(16,253)
Russian0.6%(15,586)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(14,571)
Swedish0.5%(14,096)
Norwegian0.5%(13,686)
British0.4%(11,453)
French Canadian0.4%(10,687)
Guyanese0.4%(9,907)
Welsh0.4%(9,788)
Hungarian0.3%(8,380)
Greek0.3%(8,208)
Lebanese0.3%(7,302)
Ukrainian0.2%(6,514)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(5,819)
Canadian0.2%(5,659)
Danish0.2%(5,042)
Czech0.2%(4,548)
Moroccan0.2%(4,475)
Egyptian0.1%(4,128)
Swiss0.1%(4,045)
Romanian0.1%(3,773)
Austrian0.1%(3,743)
Slovak0.1%(3,564)
Lithuanian0.1%(3,164)
Iranian0.1%(3,153)
Nigerian0.1%(3,052)
Palestinian0.1%(2,427)
Turkish0.1%(2,295)
Finnish0.1%(2,197)
Croatian0.1%(1,893)
Syrian0.1%(1,680)
Belgian0.1%(1,614)
Israeli0.1%(1,490)
Bulgarian0%(1,279)
Serbian0.1%(1,271)
Cape Verdean0%(1,112)
Armenian0%(875)
Australian0%(874)
Barbadian0%(869)
Ethiopian0%(860)
Slovene0%(832)
Ghanaian0%(760)
Kenyan0%(701)
Iraqi0%(632)
Jordanian0%(452)
Latvian0%(423)
Macedonian0%(196)
Somali0%(62)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
91.1%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 82.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 74.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
97.7%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 95.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.7%(422,830)
Married51.2%(575,103)
Widowed2.2%(24,938)
Divorced8.9%(99,600)
Women 15+
Never married32.7%(387,705)
Married47%(556,233)
Widowed7.4%(87,321)
Divorced12.9%(152,756)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Direct-purchase
17.8%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 15.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
VA health care
2.5%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 65.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 31.3% 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)27.7%(38,128)
Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(37,542)
Vietnam era30%(41,330)
Korean War4.3%(5,901)
World War II0.8%(1,043)
Share of the 137,755 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
Orlando, decade by decade
| Year | Population | Median household income | Median home value | Bachelor's degree+ | Diversity score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,224,852 | $72,966 | $194,713 | 20.5% | 45.4 |
| 2000 | 1,644,561 | $76,877 | $183,338 | 24.9% | 66.2 |
| 2010 | 2,134,411 | $73,221 | $317,016 | 28.1% | 78.5 |
| 2020 | 2,673,376 | $74,320 | $297,718 | 33.0% | 85.5 |
| 2024 | 2,793,746 | $78,708 | $373,321 | 36.7% | 82.1 |
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.
In this metro
Largest cities
OrlandoCENTRAL333,888Alafaya92,449KissimmeeCENTRAL85,591Pine Hills80,105Poinciana75,068St. Cloud74,960SanfordCENTRAL67,483Horizon West67,416Apopka65,552Four Corners65,048Clermont52,812Ocoee51,932Winter Garden48,063Altamonte Springs48,000Meadow Woods42,852University CDP (Orange County)41,902Oviedo41,317Winter Springs39,585Leesburg38,905Buenaventura Lakes32,682Casselberry31,872Winter Park30,444Groveland25,526Eustis25,483Wekiwa Springs23,915Oak Ridge23,364Hunters Creek22,819Tavares22,490Minneola21,064Maitland19,511
The 30 most populous of 101 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.
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4 component counties
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL?
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL has about 2,793,746 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL?
The typical household in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL earns about $78,708 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL expensive?
In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, the median home is worth about $373,321, and the typical rent is about $1,744 a month.
How educated are people in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL?
About 36.7% of adults age 25 and over in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL?
About 11.7% of people in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL live below the federal poverty line.
Has Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL grown since 1990?
Yes, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,568,894 residents, a change of about 128 percent over that period.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024