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Osceola County, FL

Demographic and economic profile of Osceola County, FL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Osceola County's economy is closely tied to the broader Orlando-area tourism and hospitality corridor, with a workforce of roughly 307,000 labor-force participants and median worker earnings of $35,765—well below the national median, reflecting the sector mix. At 28.3% bachelor's degree attainment and an unemployment rate of 5.2%, the county's labor pool skews toward lower-credentialed workers, supplemented by a 26.6% foreign-born share that contributes to multilingual service capacity. The county grew 20.2% over five years to 468,058 residents, with a median home value of $317,600 and median gross rent of $1,651/month, while a median household income of $72,637 against a per capita figure of $31,000 signals a household structure where multiple earners are common.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

468,058

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$72,637

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+20.2% since 2018

Osceola County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone161,840 (37.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone100,243 (23.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race89,019 (20.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone47,181 (11.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races14,493 (3.4%)
  • Asian Alone12,324 (2.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish176,630
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)8,559
  3. 3.Other Indo-European7,295
  4. 4.Arabic3,347
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)2,894

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

26.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

19,424

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,669

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$31,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services37,417
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance35,817
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)28,826
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services24,424
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities19,176

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations68,497
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations52,520
  3. 3.Service Occupations41,668
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations28,356
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations20,964

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 2.04×)35,865
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.59×)18,645
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.30×)17,939
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.22×)26,659
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.04×)9,820

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$317,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,651/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99928,702 (30.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99918,519 (19.9%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99910,737 (11.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99910,072 (10.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9999,073 (9.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9992,125 (2.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,765

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

35.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone147,006 (70.8%)
  • Worked At Home27,673 (13.3%)
  • Carpooled25,197 (12.1%)
  • Public Transit2,628 (1.3%)
  • Other1,964 (0.9%)
  • Walked1,718 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.