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METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Orlando Metro

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · 4 counties · 1,224,852 residents · 3,492 sq mi
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With 1,224,852 people, Orlando is a metro area. The population has fallen 26% since 2000. The poverty rate is 10.1%, under the national 13.2%. The typical home is worth $81,128. Households earn $30,401 at the median, near the US median. About 20% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $30,130
Mid-age
median age 33.9
US median: 33.0
Average education
20% 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
1,224,852
−26%vs 2000
vs 1,644,561 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
351 / sq mi
−26%vs 2000
vs 471 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
33.9
−5%vs 2000
vs 35.6 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
3,492 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.1M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M19902000201020202024Orlando
20242.8M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57%(85,501)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 96.7%(81,681)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 146.3%(77,349)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 196.9%(84,223)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 247.7%(93,788)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3418.8%(229,801)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4415%(184,306)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 5410%(122,888)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 648.7%(106,697)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 747.9%(96,913)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 843.9%(47,854)
US avg: 4%
85 and over1.1%(13,851)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$30,401
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $42,202 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$14,591
−31%vs 2000
vs $21,232 in 2000
US average: $14,340
Poverty rate
10.1%
−0.6 ptsvs 2000
vs 10.7% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$81,128
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $100,643 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$509
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $687 in 2000
US average: $450
Owner-occupied
64.0%
−2.0 ptsvs 2000
vs 66.1% in 2000
36.0% rent
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%
1990
White, non-Hispanic83.6%(1,024,341)
Black12%(146,863)
Hispanic / Latino8.1%(98,812)
Asian1.7%(20,879)
Other2.7%(32,769)

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 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)
Hmong0%(40)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(2,906)
Samoan0%(870)
Chamorro0%(532)
Guamanian0%(204)
Fijian0%(167)
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)
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

Bachelor's degree or higher
20.5%
−4.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 24.9% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
78.7%
−4.1 ptsvs 2000
vs 82.8% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Graduate degree
6.1%
−1.6 ptsvs 2000
vs 7.7% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.6 min
+20%vs 2000
vs 18.0 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 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

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
11.0%
−9.7 ptssince 2013
from 20.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 50.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.8%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 15.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 16.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 17.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
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)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(37,542)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30%(41,330)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(5,901)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(1,043)
US avg: 1%

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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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.

What's inside

4 component counties

Orange CountyCENTRAL1,528,002Seminole CountyCENTRAL491,884Osceola County481,718Lake County456,068
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL?

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL has about 1,224,852 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL?

The typical household in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL earns about $30,401 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 $81,128, and the typical rent is about $509 a month.

How educated are people in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL?

About 20.5% 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 10.1% of people in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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