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  • FIPS 12095
  • Largest town: Orlando

Orange County, Florida

Orange County had 1,533,646 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 903.0 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 67 in Florida by population and 21st by land area.

Population
1,533,646
#5 of 67 in Florida · #28 in US
Area
903.0 sq mi
#21 of 67 in Florida · #840 in US
Density
1,698 / sq mi
#2 of 67 in Florida · #87 in US
Median household income
$78,487
#13 of 67 in Florida · #523 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Orange County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

Orange County population, land area and income

Orange County had 1,533,646 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 903.0 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 67 in Florida by population and 21st by land area. That works out to 1,698.3 people per square mile, 17.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Orange County is 9.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $78,487 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,533,646

3144th1st

28th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

903 sq mi

3144th1st

840th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1,698.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

87th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$78,487

3143rd1st

523rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

1,533,646

67th1st

5th of 67 (FL)

Land area

903 sq mi

67th1st

21st of 67 (FL)

Density

1,698.3 / sq mi

67th1st

2nd of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$78,487

67th1st

13th of 67 (FL)

How Orange County's population changed since 2020

Orange County gained 101,926 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 7.1%. That ranks 36th of 67 in Florida for growth. The median Florida county changed by +7.8%, and the state as a whole by +8.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Orange County recorded 69,046 births and 42,583 deaths, a natural change of +26,463. Net international migration added +112,180 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -35,232. The largest single component was international migration, which added 112,180 people.

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Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
69,046
Deaths
42,583
Net international migration
+112,180
Net domestic migration
-35,232
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+32,381

Where Orange County is

The Census internal point of Orange County is at 28.514400, -81.323300. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Florida's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Orange County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Escambia County: +2.7%Okaloosa County: +4.0%St. Lucie County: +17.9%Okeechobee County: +6.8%DeSoto County: +7.8%Bradford County: -0.5%Bay County: +14.4%Holmes County: +1.6%Gilchrist County: +13.1%Manatee County: +14.1%Hardee County: +2.9%Lafayette County: +5.0%Flagler County: +17.9%Nassau County: +14.7%Pasco County: +16.4%Martin County: +4.4%Palm Beach County: +5.9%Alachua County: +4.3%Lee County: +12.5%Brevard County: +8.2%Polk County: +16.8%Pinellas County: +0.6%Highlands County: +8.3%Hamilton County: +4.4%Wakulla County: +9.5%Clay County: +8.1%Suwannee County: +9.2%Madison County: +2.9%Columbia County: +6.0%Jackson County: +6.1%Calhoun County: -3.1%Franklin County: +4.0%Gulf County: +11.3%Hernando County: +11.5%Washington County: +4.7%Levy County: +10.9%Liberty County: +1.9%Putnam County: +5.3%Volusia County: +8.5%Walton County: +18.2%Osceola County: +19.7%Leon County: +2.2%Union County: +2.0%Sarasota County: +9.2%Dixie County: +5.6%Charlotte County: +12.8%Indian River County: +7.3%Broward County: +4.8%Hendry County: +16.1%Sumter County: +18.7%Miami-Dade County: +5.3%Citrus County: +10.1%Seminole County: +4.9%Lake County: +15.0%Marion County: +13.6%St. Johns County: +20.9%Gadsden County: +1.7%Jefferson County: +10.5%Baker County: +4.3%Glades County: +8.7%Collier County: +10.3%Duval County: +5.7%Taylor County: +0.4%Monroe County: -2.3%Hillsborough County: +7.8%Santa Rosa County: +9.9%Orange County: +7.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +4.0%
  2. < +5.7%
  3. < +8.7%
  4. < +13.1%
  5. ≥ +13.1%
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Orange pin: Orange County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
28.514400, -81.323300
DMS
28°30'51.84"N 81°19'23.88"W
UTM
17N 468364.5E 3154229.8N
Geohash
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Plus code
76WWGM7G+QM

Towns in Orange County

11 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Orange County, 568,265 people together, or 37% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Orange County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Orlando with 334,854.

  1. 01Orlando334,854
  2. 02Apopka62,777
  3. 03Ocoee51,269
  4. 04Winter Garden48,771
  5. 05Winter Park30,835
  6. 06Maitland19,776
  7. 07Belle Isle7,741
  8. 08Oakland3,796
  9. 09Windermere3,223
  10. 10Edgewood2,867
  11. 11Eatonville2,356
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Orange County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Orange County. The most populous is Polk County, FL, with 852,878 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 222.1 miles NW of Orange County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Orlando, FL (population 334,854), 8.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Winter Park, FL (population 30,835), 5.8 miles away.

Orange County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Orange County is 12095: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 095. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $78,487.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Orange County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,533,646. That is up 101,926 people (7.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,431,720.

What is the FIPS code of Orange County?

12095. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (095) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Orange County?

Orlando, with 334,854 residents inside Orange County in 2024.

Which counties border Orange County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Polk County, FL; Brevard County, FL; Volusia County, FL; Seminole County, FL; Osceola County, FL; Lake County, FL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.