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Place dossier plate
SheetFL-ORLANDO-FL · Orlando, FL 311,732 pop · income 48th pct · 267 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Orlando
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Orlando on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Newark · lowest
48,416
Newark · lowest
48,416 median HH income
37.3% of the leader · rank #1
Orlando · this city
69,268
Orlando · this city
69,268 median HH income
53.4% of the leader · rank #2
Winterset · near
69,268
Winterset · near
69,268 median HH income
53.4% of the leader · rank #3
Kimball · near
69,271
Kimball · near
69,271 median HH income
53.4% of the leader · rank #4
Holstein · near
69,271
Holstein · near
69,271 median HH income
53.4% of the leader · rank #5
Leesburg · near
69,271
Leesburg · near
69,271 median HH income
53.4% of the leader · rank #6
Irvine · highest
129,647
Irvine · highest
129,647 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Orlando on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 311,732.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Orlando places in the 48th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
48th
percentile, household income
73rd
percentile, home value
73rd
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Orlando, FL
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 311,732 residents in Orlando, a mid-sized U.S. city within Florida. The typical household in Orlando brings in $69,268 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 12.6%. Home values in Orlando run a median of $359,000, and the median resident age is 35.1 years. 42.2% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 67.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 1,970 residential building permits were authorized in Orlando (Slowing), down 25% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 73.0°F with 51.5 inches of precipitation per year.
Florida carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 103.4 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,526 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Florida's average monthly utility costs around $225 (state average). FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 out of 100 (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Orlando's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from climate and hazard context to schools and households to housing and income to population change to comparison shortlist to within-city variation to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Orlando, city-specific coverage includes within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, commute-mode shares, annual population history, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What physical conditions frame life in Orlando?
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 73.0°F, with 51.5 inches of precipitation. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Florida is 75.7 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
The NCES join finds 208 public schools within the city match. 42.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Which cities make useful reference points for Orlando?
Within Florida, the closest population matches are St. Petersburg (260,646 residents, $73,118 income); Tampa (393,389 residents, $71,302 income); Hialeah (221,901 residents, $53,079 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Santa Ana, CA (311,639 residents); Cincinnati, OH (309,595 residents); Irvine, CA (308,160 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
PlainCities matches 267 Census tracts to this city.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Orlando?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.2 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 12.6%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
Household income
$69,268
Home value
$359,000
Value / income
5.2×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +25,698 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +8.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 1,970 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+8.3%
2025 estimate
333,888
2020 estimate
308,190
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What does the journey to work look like in Orlando?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 69.5%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
1.9%
Work from home
15.1%
Drive alone
69.5%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 167,042 workers age 16+.
Below median income · poverty 12.6% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
103.4 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Florida average
D
City profile score · Orlando, FL
43/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share B+
42.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income D
$69,268
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
12.6%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living F
103.4 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Orlando profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 77/100 (B+) · 42.2%
Household income: 48/100 (D) · $69,268
Poverty rate: 29/100 (F) · 12.6%
Cost of living: 25/100 (F) · 103.4 index
How does Orlando compare to other US cities?
Here's how Orlando stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income48% higher than other cities
Home value73% pricier than other cities
Median rent73% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Orlando against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Florida only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Florida-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Orlando near the bottom of Florida's cities
Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Orlando ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Orlando only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#432 of 903
52nd percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Median Home Value
#299 of 894
67th percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#262 of 930
71st percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#216 of 930
77th percentile in Florida
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Florida only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
48th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Orlando's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$359,00027th percentilemore affordable than 27% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Orlando's home-value-to-income ratio: 5.2×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#13,161 of 15,516
More affordable than 15% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#72 of 117
Large cities (200,000–999,999)
At 5.2×, Orlando sits in the pressured band:
national rank #13,161 of 15,516 and #72 of 117large cities (200,000–999,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$69,268Orlando, FL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Orlando, FL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Orlando, FL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)42.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)12.6%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)67.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
311,732
Median Income
$69,268
Median Home Value
$359,000
Median Age
35.1
Poverty Rate
12.6%
Labor force participation
67.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
42.2%
Climate
Avg Temperature
73.0°F
Annual Precipitation
51.5"
Annual Snowfall
0.0"
Schools
Total Schools
208
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Orlando's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
308,190 residents
2021
310,354 residents
2022
319,687 residents
2023
327,997 residents
2024
332,655 residents
2025
333,888 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Slowing
Total Permits (2024)
1,970
housing units authorized
Single-Family
914
detached homes
Multifamily
1,056
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
6.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
2,634
747
1,887
$555.7M
2020
4,601
956
3,645
$880.1M
2021
3,724
990
2,734
$683.1M
2022
3,515
1,286
2,229
$714.5M
2023
2,401
887
1,514
$488.6M
2024
1,970
914
1,056
$411.0M
Permit volume decreased 25% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
69.5%
Carpool
8.9%
Public Transit
1.9%
Walk
1.6%
Work from Home
15.1%
Other
3.0%
Based on 167,042 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Florida statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Florida at $225 (electricity about $145 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Florida statewide averages, not a meter reading for Orlando. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Florida's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.4 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Orlando is $1,526/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Florida statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Florida statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Orlando sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Orlando compares to similar-size Florida cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.