Orange County, FL

Aloma
Apopka (city)
Azalea Park
Bay Lake (city)
Belle Isle (city)
Bithlo
Christmas
Clarcona
Conway
Eatonville (town)
Edgewood (city)
Fairview Shores
Goldenrod
Gotha
Killarney
Lake Buena Vista (city)		Lockhart
Maitland (city)
Oakland (city)
Ocoee (city)
Orlando (city)
Orlovista
Pine Castle
Pine Hills
Plymouth
Taft
Tangerine
Union Park
Windermere (town)
Winter Garden (city)
Winter Park (city)
Zellwood

The county was named for the local orange groves

Orange County is one of 67 counties in Florida. The county is in the Orlando metro area.

The estimated population in 2004 was 989,926. This was an increase of  10.44% from the 2000 census.

Income snapshot
Median household income
 Local  
    $41,311
 National  
    $41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

In 2002, the per capita personal income in Orange County was $27,695. This was an increase of 21.7% from 1997. The 2002 figure was 90% of the national per capita income, which was $30,906.

County seat: Orlando

Orange County, Florida locator map


Population 2000: 896,344
Metro area: Orlando

 Orange County government
ORANGE COUNTY
FL
US
POPULATION
  Number   Number Number
Total population  896,344      
Square miles (land)  907.45      
Population per square mile  987.76   296.37 79.56
GENDER
  Number Pct Pct Pct
Male  443,716 49.5 48.8 49.1
Female  452,628 50.5 51.2 50.9
AGE
  Number Pct Pct Pct
15 or younger  190,288 21.2 19.0 21.4
16-24  134,105 15.0 12.2 13.9
25-44  302,676 33.8 28.6 30.2
45-64  179,316 20.0 22.7 22.0
65+  89,959 10.0 17.6 12.4
  Number   Number Number
Average age (years)  34.62   39.53 36.22
RACE AND ETHNICITY
  Number Pct Pct Pct
White  614,830 68.6 78.0 75.1
Black or African American  162,899 18.2 14.6 12.3
American Indian and Alaska native  3,079 0.3 0.3 0.9
Asian  30,033 3.4 1.7 3.6
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander  843 0.1 0.1 0.1
Some other race  53,889 6.0 3.0 5.5
Two or more races  30,771 3.4 2.4 2.4
Hispanic or Latino  168,361 18.8 16.8 12.5

HOUSING UNITS
  Number   Number Number
Total housing units  361,349      
RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
  Number Pct Pct Pct
Renter-occupied housing units  132,056 36.5 26.0 30.8
  Number   Number Number
Average number of household members  2.36   2.35 2.36
Average number of rooms  3.88   3.83 4.04
Average number of vehicles  1.35   1.25 1.19
Median year structure was built  1982   1977 1969
Median year householder moved in  1999   1999 1998
Median rent ($)  605   551 519
Median rent asked for vacant units ($)  648   576 469
  Number Pct Pct Pct
Rent includes utilities  11,518 8.7 11.4 16.5
  Number   Number Number
Rent as a pct of household revenue  27.3   27.5 25.5
OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
  Number Pct Pct Pct
Owner-occupied housing units  204,230 56.5 60.8 60.2
  Number   Number Number
Average number of household members  2.77   2.51 2.71
Average number of rooms  6.15   5.69 6.30
Average number of vehicles  1.76   1.63 1.64
Median year structure was built  1982   1980 1971
Median year householder moved in  1994   1993 1991
Median value ($)  100,300   93,200 111,800
  Number Pct Pct Pct
With mortgage or contract to purchase  142,147 69.6 52.3 55.4
With second mortgage, equity loan  31,139 15.2 11.4 12.7
  Number   Number Number
Median price asked for vacant housing ($)  98,800   92,200 89,600
Monthly cost, with mortgage ($)  1,032   1,004 1,088
Monthly cost, without mortgage ($)  322   306 295