County profile

Orange County

Florida · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
1,471,937
Median household income
$79,719
People below poverty
13%
Median home value
$390,100

Income

The median income of households in Orange County, Florida was $79,719. An estimated 5.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.1
$10,000 to $14,999 2.7
$15,000 to $24,999 6
$25,000 to $34,999 6.6
$35,000 to $49,999 10
$50,000 to $74,999 16.8
$75,000 to $99,999 13.1
$100,000 to $149,999 18.2
$150,000 to $199,999 9.3
$200,000 or more 12.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60312
Female 48856

An estimated 83.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,152. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.8
Social Security 24.1
Retirement income 17.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.5
Cash public assistance income 2.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.9

In 2020-2024, 13.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 48.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 40.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024, 88% had health insurance coverage and 12% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.1% and public coverage was 28.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.7%.


In 2020-2024, Orange County, Florida had a total population of 1,471,937 - 747,470 (50.8%) females and 724,467 (49.2%) males. The median age was 36.6 years. An estimated 21.4% of the population was under 18 years, 38.2% was 19 to 44 years, 24.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 13 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 42471 40641
5 to 9 45622 39828
10 to 14 44559 46365
15 to 19 49404 48986
20 to 24 52218 54786
25 to 29 57271 58207
30 to 34 60224 59677
35 to 39 55549 53573
40 to 44 54650 56108
45 to 49 48040 49415
50 to 54 46855 46957
55 to 59 43097 44551
60 to 64 39878 41266
65 to 69 30261 33707
70 to 74 23066 28856
75 to 79 14784 18945
80 to 84 8769 12398
85 and over 7749 13204

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 42% were White; 20% were Black or African American; 5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5.4% were Asian; 6.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 22.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 33.8% of the people in Orange County, Florida were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 35.9% of the people in Orange County, Florida were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 527,776 households in Orange County, Florida. The average household size was 2.72 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.2% of the households in Orange County, Florida while cohabiting couple households made up 8.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.4% of all households, while 17.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.6% of all households.

In Orange County, Florida, 32.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 25.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.2
Cohabiting Couples 8.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47% of males and 42.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.2 36.7
Now married, except separated 47 42.5
Separated 1.5 2.2
Widowed 1.7 6.3
Divorced 8.5 12.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Orange County, Florida, 33,673 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 23.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 75.7% of the people living in Orange County, Florida were U.S. natives. 34.4% of the Orange County, Florida population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 24.3% of Orange County, Florida residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 49.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 54.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Orange County, Florida come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Orange County, Florida.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 74.6
Asia 15.1
Europe 6
Africa 2.9
Northern America 1.2
Oceania 0.3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024, 38.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 26.2% of people at least five years old; 15.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 26.2
Other Indo-European languages 8.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.8
Other languages 1.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 84.2 % of the people at least one year old living in Orange County, Florida were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 84.2
Different house, same county 7.9
Different county, same state 3.7
Different state 2.6
Abroad 1.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 39.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Orange County, Florida was 381,596 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 23,279 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 230,437. College or graduate school enrollment was 127,880.

Educational Attainment of People in Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.4
High school diploma or equivalency 23.6
Some college, no degree 16.5
Associate's degree 11.1
Bachelor's degree 25.1
Graduate or professional degree 14.2

Disability

In Orange County, Florida, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.8% of people under 18 years old, to 8.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Orange County, Florida, 63.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 640,771 84.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 74,859 9.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 42,321 5.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Orange County, Florida worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 6.8
Manufacturing 4.9
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 11.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.9
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 15.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 16.3
Other Services, except public administration 4.5
Public administration 3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 318,945 42
Service occupations 139,777 18.4
Sales and office occupations 164,340 21.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 55,077 7.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 81,427 10.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.1% of Orange County, Florida workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.3
Walked 1.3
Other means 2.4
Worked from home 17.7

In 2020-2024, Orange County, Florida had a total of 586,805 housing units. Of these housing units, 61.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 35.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 61.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 35.2
Mobile homes 3.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

19.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Orange County, Florida was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 60.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Orange County, Florida had 527,776 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 59,029 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 56.8% while renters occupied 43.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.83 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.57.

7.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.7% and another 17.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Orange County, Florida:

House Heating Fuel Used in Orange County, Florida in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 5.8
Electricity 90.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 1.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Orange County, Florida was $390,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 67.4 % had a mortgage. 32.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,055 and for owners without a mortgage it was $695.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Orange County, Florida was $1,775. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.