Orange County, Florida

Orange County has a population of 1,471,937 and has grown 6.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $390,100, about 4.9 times the county's median household income of $79,719.

Home price
$390,100
Income
$79,719
Population
1,471,937
Unemployment
5.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$390,100county
Median gross rent$1,775county
Median year homes here were built1994county
Share of homes built before 198026.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented43.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,955county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,972county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,731county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,476county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$79,719county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate13.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home17.7%county
Unemployment rate5.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.6%county
Share of workers employed by government9.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.6%county
Economic output per resident$108,972county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.76%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service8.2 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport27859783county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network2county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station0.4 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.7%county
Traffic deaths23.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher39.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.6%county
Public schools in the county266county
Public school enrollment206285county
Students per full-time teacher18.2county
Free lunch eligible39.5%county
Elementary schools166county
Middle schools42county
High schools40county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above10county
Share of local colleges that are public35.3%county
Two-year institutions7county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians93county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county9county
Hospitals here with an emergency department6county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population1,471,937county
Land area in square miles903county
People per square mile of land1630.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores246county
Convenience stores160county
Share living far from a food store28.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract16.7%county
Population change since 2020+6.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents13county
Median age36.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.0%county
Share of households that are one person24.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States24.3%county
Second languages38.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents71county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-13county
Households that moved in52,675county
Households that moved away56,502county
Average income of arriving households$66,457county
Average income of departing households$61,323county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes22county
Housing units authorised in the latest year13,140county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings67.9%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature73.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.88 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F108 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing0 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 10acounty
Frost-free days327 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJan 24county
Average first fall frostDec 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$155county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh13.7¢county
Household electricity use1,129 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity90.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas5.1%county
Homes heated by propane0.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband93.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk98.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk34.5county
Landslide risk45.3county
Hail risk98.2county
Earthquake risk75.4county
Tornado risk99.1county
Tropical cyclone risk98.0county
Extreme heat risk94.1county
Winter weather risk0.0county
Strong wind risk99.9county
Wildfire risk97.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here1county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here1county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here1county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here1county

Figures marked county are measured for Orange County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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