Orlando is a large city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 334,854 people and 196 associated neighborhoods, Orlando is the fourth largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in Orlando was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Orlando economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Orlando, where the median household income is $72,336.00.
Also of interest is that Orlando has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Orlando is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Orlando is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.
The citizens of Orlando are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.55% of adults in Orlando have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Orlando in 2022 was $43,312, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $173,248 for a family of four. However, Orlando contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Orlando is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Orlando home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Orlando, accounting for 35.38% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Orlando residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Orlando include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Haitian.
Orlando also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.39%.
The most common language spoken in Orlando is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.