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Orange County, FL

Demographic and economic profile of Orange County, FL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Orange County, FL is a large metro-scale county of 1.53 million residents that grew 9.0% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of 67.4% and 38.4% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $40,370 against a median household income of $79,719, while a GDP per capita of $84,707 points to meaningful output relative to personal earnings. Housing costs are moderate at a $358,300 median home value and $1,675 median monthly rent, and a foreign-born population of 24.3% reflects a broad international labor pool.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

1,533,646

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$79,719

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+9.0% since 2018

Orange County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone618,799 (42.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone293,693 (20.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race274,128 (18.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone145,229 (9.9%)
  • Asian Alone79,590 (5.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races54,663 (3.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish352,936
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)50,376
  3. 3.Other Indo-European48,670
  4. 4.Vietnamese11,682
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)9,719

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

65.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

24.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

60,655

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$84,707

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$39,640

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance149,206
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services123,779
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services118,886
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)84,597
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing53,256

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations318,945
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations164,340
  3. 3.Service Occupations139,777
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations81,427
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations55,077

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.89×)122,548
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.23×)112,613
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.13×)48,820
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.10×)54,409
  5. 5.Information (LQ 1.09×)15,087

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$358,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,675/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

56.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99966,194 (22.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99955,970 (18.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99953,495 (17.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99926,308 (8.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99923,230 (7.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99918,083 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

38.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,370

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone509,803 (68.1%)
  • Worked At Home132,769 (17.7%)
  • Carpooled68,252 (9.1%)
  • Other11,004 (1.5%)
  • Public Transit9,939 (1.3%)
  • Walked9,755 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.