Osceola County, Florida

Osceola County has a population of 427,415 and has grown 23.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $353,300, about 4.9 times the county's median household income of $72,637.

Home price
$353,300
Income
$72,637
Population
427,415
Unemployment
5.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$353,300county
Median gross rent$1,746county
Median year homes here were built2002county
Share of homes built before 198011.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.2%county
Typical monthly rent$2,091county
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$72,637county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate12.8%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 home13.3%county
Unemployment rate5.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.5%county
Share of workers employed by government9.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.6%county
Economic output per resident$47,725county

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 time35.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service12 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport27859783county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1.9 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths30.6county
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 higher29.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.5%county
Public schools in the county78county
Public school enrollment73197county
Students per full-time teacher19.6county
Free lunch eligible52.4%county
Elementary schools47county
Middle schools10county
High schools14county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians41county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.6%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.4%county

Place

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

Population427,415county
Land area in square miles1,327county
People per square mile of land322.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores53county
Convenience stores40county
Share living far from a food store35.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract31.9%county
Population change since 2020+23.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents14county
Median age37.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.4%county
Share of households that are one person20.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States26.6%county
Second languages54.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents66county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15county
Households that moved in22,111county
Households that moved away19,407county
Average income of arriving households$59,276county
Average income of departing households$52,104county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes43county
Housing units authorised in the latest year7,366county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings31.0%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature73.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.95 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F106 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing0 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days321 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJan 31county
Average first fall frostDec 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$149county
Electric utilities serving this county6county
Electricity price per kWh13.5¢county
Household electricity use1,126 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity91.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.5%county
Homes heated by propane0.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband92.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk92.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk43.4county
Landslide risk46.6county
Hail risk21.9county
Earthquake risk46.5county
Tornado risk93.6county
Tropical cyclone risk94.2county
Extreme heat risk77.3county
Winter weather risk0.0county
Strong wind risk99.8county
Wildfire risk94.8county

Sports

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

Figures marked county are measured for Osceola 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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