Orlando, Florida Population 2024

324,429

Orlando is a city located in Orange County Florida. Orlando has a 2024 population of 324,429. It is also the county seat of Orange County. Orlando is currently growing at a rate of 1.3% annually and its population has increased by 5.43% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 307,733 in 2020.

The average household income in Orlando is $96,619 with a poverty rate of 15.15%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Orlando is 34.7 years, 34.2 years for males, and 35.2 years for females.

Orlando is a city in Florida in the central part of the state. Known as "The City Beautiful" and "The Theme Park Capital of the World," Orlando gets more than 51 million tourists every year, including almost 4 million from outside the U.S. It's the most visited city in the country with attractions including Walt Disney World Resort, the Universal Orlando Resort, SeaWorld, Gatorland, and Wet 'n Wild Water Park.

The urban area is the 32nd largest in the country with 1.5 million people, while the Greater Orlando metropolitan area has a population of 2.13 million, which is the 26th largest in the country, the 6th largest in the Southeastern U.S. and the 3rd largest in Florida. Orlando is the largest inland city in Florida and the 5th largest city in Florida.

Orlando Diversity

Orlando has the largest Puerto Rican and fastest-growing population in Florida with a cultural impact similar to that of Cuban Americans in South Florida. The Hispanic population of the city has grown dramatically in the last few decades from just 4% in 1980 to 25% in 2010. There is also a large Caribbean and West Indian population in the city with many Tobagonians, Trinidadians and Jamaicans and a large Haitian community.

Orlando Population Growth

Between 2010 and 2012, Orlando enjoyed the second-highest population growth in Florida, adding more than 7,100 residents in two years. Miami was the fastest growing, adding 15,000 people. Orlando is also the second-fastest growing metropolitan region in the United States in 2014 with a growth rate of more than 2% per year, losing to Austin, Texas but beating out Raleigh, North Carolina, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio.

Orlando Facts

  • In 2009, Orlando ranked as the 4th most popular U.S. city based on where people want to live.
  • Orlando's Wet 'n Wild water park is the first ever and it is one of few that remains open year-round.
  • Two Manhattans or all of San Francisco could fit in Orlando's Walt Disney World Resort.
  • If you ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner at a different restaurant in the city every day, it would take five years to dine at every restaurant.
  • Orlando has the second largest number of hotel rooms in the United States behind Las Vegas.

Orlando Attractions

Orlando is best known around the world for its many popular attractions.

Walt Disney World is located just outside of Orlando, and it's the most visited vacation resort in the world with more than 52 million visitors every year. The property covers 66 square miles with four theme parks, 24 themed resort hotels, two water parks, and four golf courses.

Universal Orlando Resort is the largest property operated by Universal Parks & Resorts and the largest resort in Orlando with two theme parks: Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure. Universal Orlando Resort, as of 1998, now includes Wet 'n Wild Water Park, the first water park in America.

SeaWorld features marine animals like sea lions, orcas and dolphins with displays and shows. SeaWorld had the first birth of a killer whale in captivity and the first hatching of captive green sea turtles.

Several Native American tribes sparsely populated the Orlando area before European settlers arrived in 1536. The name Orlando is believed to come from a soldier named Orlando Reeves who died in 1835, supposedly after a Native American attack in the area during the Second Seminole War, although there are many legends about the city's name and there are no military records of Orlando Reeves.

The Second Seminole War from 1835 to 1842 arose over disagreements between natives and early American settlers on issues including slaves and cattle. The natives eventually moved away, and pioneers built a town around Fort Gatlin, which was constructed south of present-day Orlando city limits in 1838 to protect settlers from Indian attacks. A small village was built around the fort by 1840 and named Jernigan after cattleman Aaron Jernigan, the first permanent settler.

Orlando remained a rural area through the American Civil War but the Reconstruction Era brought a population boom, and the city was incorporated in 1875. 1875 to 1895 was Orlando's Gilded Era as it became the hub for the state's massive citrus industry, but a massive freeze shifted operations further south. Between the Spanish-American War and World War I, Orlando became a popular resort town.

Orlando was put on the map when Walt Disney announced plans to construct Walt Disney World in 1965. He chose Orlando over Tampa or Miami to avoid the risk of hurricanes and the world-famous resort opened in 1971, exploding the economic growth and population of Orlando and making it one of the most visited cities in the country. Tourism remains a centerpiece of the region's economy.

Orlando Demographics

According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Orlando was:

  • White: 48.48%
  • Black or African American: 23.29%
  • Two or more races: 16.37%
  • Other race: 7.64%
  • Asian: 4.03%
  • Native American: 0.13%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.07%
State
Florida
Land Area (mi²)
110.6 sq mi
Density (mi²)
2,934.50/sq mi
Growth Since 2020
5.43% (16,696)
The current population of Orlando, Florida is 324,429 based on our projections of the latest US Census estimates.The last official US Census in 2020 recorded the population at 307,733.

Orlando, Florida Population 2024

Population by Race

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Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White149,18348.48%
Black or African American71,66123.29%
Two or more races50,36816.37%
Other race23,5227.64%
Asian12,3934.03%
Native American4020.13%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2090.07%

White

Black or African American

Two or more races

Other race

Asian

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Orlando Population by Race

Orlando Population Pyramid 2024

Orlando Median Age

34.7

Total

34.2

Male

35.2

Female

Orlando Adults

There are 243,626 adults, (33,322 of whom are seniors) in Orlando.

Orlando Age Dependency

46.3

Age Dependency Ratio

15.8

Old Age Dependency Ratio

30.5

Child Dependency Ratio

Orlando Sex Ratio

Female157,42451.16%
Male150,31448.84%

Orlando Population by Age

Orlando Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All122,6072.4939.260.8
Non Family54,8491.392872
Married42,7753.2458.941.1
Female18,6693.6828.871.2
Male6,3143.363466

3.26

Average Family Size

2.49

Average Household Size

39.2%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Orlando Households and Families

Male

Female

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Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Orlando Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Orlando Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

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The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 96.47%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 57.89%.

Orlando Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

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$42,431

Average Earnings

$49,248

Average Male

$36,488

Average Female

Orlando Earnings by Educational Attainment

Orlando Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Orlando Language

59.4% of Orlando residents speak only English, while 40.6% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 28.82% of the population.

Orlando Language

Orlando Poverty by Race

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Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Hispanic106,44218,77617.64%
Black70,76115,54421.97%
White103,8369,7509.39%
Multiple50,0187,37014.73%
Other23,4254,56119.47%
Asian12,3251,0268.32%
Native40215137.56%

15.15%

Overall Poverty Rate

13.5%

Male Poverty Rate

16.74%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Orlando

The race most likely to be in poverty in Orlando is Native, with 37.56% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Orlando is Asian, with 8.32% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.1%. Among those working part-time, it was 17.48%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 29.06%.

Orlando Poverty

rate

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Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade25.72%
High School17.82%
Some College13.04%
Bachelors or Greater7.08%

Orlando Poverty Rate by Education

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Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed33.72%
Male Unemployed22.88%
Female Employed7.81%
Male Employed5.85%

Orlando Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Orlando Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

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mean

median

Income by Household Type

Orlando Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

38.0%

Overall Marriage Rate

40.5%

Male Marriage Rate

35.7%

Female Marriage Rate

Orlando Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Orlando Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Orlando Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Orlando Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

11,530

Number of Veterans

9,540

Male Veterans

1,990

Female Veterans

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Orlando Veterans by War

count

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Orlando Veterans by Age

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Orlando Veterans by Race

Orlando Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

8.28%

Veteran Poverty Rate

24.05%

Veteran Disability Rate

Orlando Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

71.3%

Labor Force Participation

67.3%

Employment Rate

5.2%

Unemployment Rate

Orlando Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Orlando Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Orlando Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

34.91%

Born in Orlando

77.47%

Native Born

22.53%

Foreign Born

12.88%

Non Citizen

9.65%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

77.47% of Orlando residents were born in the United States, with 34.91% having been born in Florida. 12.88% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Orlando Place of Birth

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change

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Year
Population
Growth
Growth Rate
2029345,2994,1741.22%
2028341,1254,1741.24%
2027336,9514,1741.25%
2026332,7774,1741.27%
2025328,6034,1741.29%
2024324,4294,1741.3%
2023320,2554,1741.32%
2022316,0816,2272.01%
2021309,8542,1210.69%
2020307,73320,0036.95%
2019287,7301,4970.52%
2018286,2334,1591.47%
2017282,0743,4071.22%
2016278,6677,8822.91%
2015270,7858,3413.18%
2014262,4447,3542.88%
2013255,0905,2232.09%
2012249,8676,3362.6%
2011243,5314,3121.8%
2010239,21900%
2000185,95121,25812.91%
1990164,69336,40228.37%
1980128,29129,28529.58%
197099,00610,87112.33%
196088,13535,76868.3%
195052,36715,63142.55%
194036,7369,40634.42%
193027,33018,048194.44%
19209,2825,388138.37%
19103,8941,39455.76%
19002,500-356-12.46%
18902,856-342,443-99.17%
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Orlando Population by Year