Orlando

Population & Demographics

Orlando, FL

Orlando is home to 319,758 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 153,623 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
319,758
people
Population

319,758 residents

Median age 35.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Orlando population & demographics

Who lives in Orlando — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
319,758
Median age
35.1yrs
Median household income
$72,336
Median home value
$394,100
Median gross rent
$1,747/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
42.5%
Poverty rate
14.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Orlando

How Orlando breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino35.4%
White31.2%
Black22.2%
Two or more races5.3%
Asian4.8%
Some other race1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Orlando

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Orlando.

Orlando at a glance
Employed Residents
153,623
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
35.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
16.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Lake Buena Vista
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Orlando proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Orlando commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

54 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Orlando

153,623 commutes, one dot at a time

Orlando

Where 153,623 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Orlando, by worker count.

1Orlando0.0 mi54,631
2Lake Buena Vista13.8 mi5,987
3Winter Park5.6 mi3,694
4Maitland7.8 mi3,095
5University10.8 mi2,711
6Tampa77.0 mi2,400
7Jacksonville125.2 mi2,289
8Altamonte Springs10.2 mi2,265

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Orlando.

1Orlando0.0 mi54,631
2Alafaya11.0 mi12,747
3Pine Hills7.7 mi9,511
4Kissimmee14.9 mi6,390
5Ocoee11.3 mi6,191
6Apopka15.2 mi6,148
7St. Cloud19.5 mi6,130
8Meadow Woods10.1 mi5,801

Top industries

The sectors that employ Orlando’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services9.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.1%
EDEducational Services8.9%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation7.8%
RTRetail Trade7.6%
TRTransportation and Warehousing7.4%
PAPublic Administration4.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Orlando

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

12 providers · 4 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps98%
5 Gbps98%
8 Gbps23%
See all internet providers in Orlando

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).