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  • Largest town: Kissimmee

Osceola County, Florida

Osceola County had 468,058 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,327.5 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 67 in Florida by population and 6th by land area.

Population
468,058
#15 of 67 in Florida · #158 in US
Area
1,327.5 sq mi
#6 of 67 in Florida · #448 in US
Density
353 / sq mi
#23 of 67 in Florida · #382 in US
Median household income
$76,416
#18 of 67 in Florida · #609 in US

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

Osceola County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Osceola County population, land area and income

Osceola County had 468,058 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,327.5 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 67 in Florida by population and 6th by land area. That works out to 352.6 people per square mile, 3.7 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Osceola County is 3.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $76,416 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

468,058

3144th1st

158th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,328 sq mi

3144th1st

448th of 3,144 (US)

Density

352.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

382nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$76,416

3143rd1st

609th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

468,058

67th1st

15th of 67 (FL)

Land area

1,328 sq mi

67th1st

6th of 67 (FL)

Density

352.6 / sq mi

67th1st

23rd of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$76,416

67th1st

18th of 67 (FL)

How Osceola County's population changed since 2020

Osceola County gained 76,895 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 19.7%. That ranks 2nd 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, Osceola County recorded 20,414 births and 13,518 deaths, a natural change of +6,896. Net international migration added +34,905 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +37,305. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 37,305 people.

391.2k2020404.1k2021426.6k2022447.2k2023468.1k2024
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
20,414
Deaths
13,518
Net international migration
+34,905
Net domestic migration
+37,305
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+20,815

Where Osceola County is

The Census internal point of Osceola County is at 28.059000, -81.139300. 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 Osceola 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: Osceola County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
28.059000, -81.139300
DMS
28°03'32.40"N 81°08'21.48"W
UTM
17N 486311.1E 3103746.0N
Geohash
dhyr9eupt
Plus code
76WW3V56+J7

Towns in Osceola County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Osceola County, 155,792 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Osceola County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Kissimmee with 84,756.

  1. 01Kissimmee84,756
  2. 02St. Cloud71,036
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Osceola County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Osceola County. The most populous is Orange County, FL, with 1,533,646 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 250.8 miles NW of Osceola County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Orlando, FL (population 334,854), 25.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is St. Cloud, FL (population 71,036), 15.0 miles away.

Osceola County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Osceola County is 12097: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 097. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $76,416.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Osceola County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 468,058. That is up 76,895 people (19.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 391,163.

What is the FIPS code of Osceola County?

12097. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (097) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Osceola County?

Kissimmee, with 84,756 residents inside Osceola County in 2024.

Which counties border Osceola County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Orange County, FL; Polk County, FL; Brevard County, FL; Lake County, FL; Indian River County, FL; Highlands County, FL; Okeechobee 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)

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