Orlando, FL

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2023 Population

311,732

1.3% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ARick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AAshley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

35.1

1.15% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$69,268

4.49% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$359,000

7.91% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

169,869

0.624% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Orlando, FL had a population of 312k people with a median age of 35.1 and a median household income of $69,268. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Orlando, FL grew from 307,738 to 311,732, a 1.3% increase and its median household income grew from $66,292 to $69,268, a 4.49% increase.

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None of the households in Orlando, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Orlando, FL are Valencia College (16,336 degrees awarded in 2023), Ana G. Mendez University (1,285 degrees), and AdventHealth University (481 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Orlando, FL was $359,000, and the homeownership rate was 39.7%.

Most people in Orlando, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Orlando, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Orlando, FL employs 170k people. The largest industries in Orlando, FL are Health Care & Social Assistance (21,366 people), Retail Trade (19,736 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (18,286 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,464), Finance & Insurance ($66,453), and Manufacturing ($62,287).

Males in Florida have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,054. The income inequality in Florida (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

170k

2023 Value

± 4,579

0.624%

1 Year growth

± 3.78%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Orlando, FL grew at a rate of 0.624%, from 169k employees to 170k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Orlando, FL, are Sales & Related Occupations (20,440 people), Management Occupations (20,257 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (17,610 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Orlando, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

170k

2023 Value

± 4,579

0.624%

1 Year growth

± 3.78%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Orlando, FL grew at a rate of 0.624%, from 169k employees to 170k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Orlando, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (21,366 people), Retail Trade (19,736 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (18,286 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Orlando, FL, though some of these residents may live in Orlando, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,309

Median earning men ± $1,872

$39,198

Median earning women ± $1,835

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,503), Manufacturing ($73,281), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,739).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($54,010), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,708), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,995).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Civics

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

N/ARick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

N/AAshley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Orlando, FL awarded 18,598 degrees. The student population of Orlando, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 20,370 male students and 33,563 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Orlando, FL are Hispanic or Latino (7,358 and 42.1%), followed by White (4,734 and 27.1%), Black or African American (2,653 and 15.2%), and Unknown (1,154 and 6.6%).

The largest universities in Orlando, FL by number of degrees awarded are Valencia College (16,336 and 87.8%), Ana G. Mendez University (1,285 and 6.91%), and AdventHealth University (481 and 2.59%).

The most popular majors in Orlando, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (6,534 and 35.1%), General Business Administration & Management (2,945 and 15.8%), and Operations Management & Supervision (1,469 and 7.9%).

The median tuition costs in Orlando, FL are $15,915 for private four year colleges, and $1,984 and $7,933 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Orlando, FL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 90.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 47.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 53,933 (37.8% men and 62.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 53,933 students enrolled in Orlando, FL, 37.8% men and 62.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 25,216 records, of which 64.6% were women and 35.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
190 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
6,534 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
437 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Orlando, FL was General Business Administration & Management with 190 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Orlando, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Valencia College
16,336 degrees awarded
Ana G. Mendez University
1,285 degrees awarded
AdventHealth University
481 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Valencia College with 16,336 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 7,542 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Orlando, FL, which is 0.682 times less than the 11,056 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 7,358 degrees mean that there were 1.55 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 4,734 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($15,915) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,313) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,805) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Orlando, FL was $359,000 in 2023, which is 1.18 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $332,700 to $359,000, a 7.91% increase. The homeownership rate in Orlando, FL is 39.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Orlando, FL have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Orlando, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$359,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,672

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Orlando, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Orlando, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

39.7%

Homeownership

2023

63.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 39.7% of the housing units in Orlando, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 39.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Orlando, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Orlando, FL colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$69,268

Median Household Income

± $2,037

127k

Number of Households

± 3,593

In 2023, the median household income of the 127k households in Orlando, FL grew to $69,268 from the previous year's value of $66,292.

The following chart displays the households in Orlando, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Orlando, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (69.5%)
Worked At Home (15.1%)
Carpooled (8.86%)

In 2023, 69.5% of workers in Orlando, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.1%) and those who carpooled to work (8.86%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Orlando, FL have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.23% of the workforce in Orlando, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Orlando, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Orlando, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Orlando, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Orlando, FL is Hispanic, followed by Black and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Orlando, FL has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Orange County, FL see 1074 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.29% decrease from the previous year (1088 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1936 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 368 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,074 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Orange County, FL

Primary care physicians in Orange County, FL see an average of 1,074 patients per year. This represents a 1.29% decrease from the previous year (1,088 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Orange County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.4% under 18 years, 27.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Medicare

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Orlando, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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