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Seminole County, FL

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

AI Overview

Seminole County, FL is a suburban county of roughly 495,000 residents in the greater Orlando metro, with a workforce characterized by relatively high educational attainment — 42.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — and median worker earnings of $46,000 against a 4.1% unemployment rate and 67.0% labor force participation. The county posted 4.4% population growth over five years, with a median household income of $85,761 and a GDP per capita of $56,420, while median home values of $357,300 and median gross rent of $1,686/month reflect moderately elevated housing costs by Florida standards. A median age of 39.8, a 9.2% poverty rate, and a 15.1% foreign-born population round out a workforce profile that skews educated, middle-income, and established.

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

Population

494,605

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$85,761

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone284,854 (59.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race65,317 (13.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone56,660 (11.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone27,924 (5.8%)
  • Asian Alone26,087 (5.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races19,439 (4.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish71,626
  2. 2.Other Indo-European9,822
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)4,033
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3,373
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)3,102

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

15.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

25,085

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$56,420

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$44,349

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance54,568
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services43,038
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)27,136
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services26,997
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing22,484

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations117,776
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations61,078
  3. 3.Service Occupations37,273
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations20,757
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations16,582

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.40×)43,079
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.28×)21,282
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.25×)7,205
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.21×)26,480
  5. 5.Information (LQ 1.16×)5,434

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$357,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,686/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99930,428 (24.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99925,136 (20.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99922,222 (17.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99910,952 (8.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99910,058 (8.1%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9996,628 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

42.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,997

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone169,031 (67.7%)
  • Worked At Home54,001 (21.6%)
  • Carpooled18,383 (7.4%)
  • Other2,943 (1.2%)
  • Walked2,341 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit1,166 (0.5%)

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.