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Place dossier plate
SheetFL-UNIVERSITY-CDP-ORANGE-COUNTY-FL Β· University CDP (Orange County), FL 42,481 pop Β· income 34th pct
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 University CDP (Orange County)
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest University CDP (Orange County) on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Hallandale Be⦠· lowest
48,518
Hallandale Be⦠· lowest
48,518 median HH income
36.6% of the leader Β· rank #1
Whitehall Β· near
59,321
Whitehall Β· near
59,321 median HH income
44.7% of the leader Β· rank #2
University CD⦠· this city
59,322
University CD⦠· this city
59,322 median HH income
44.7% of the leader Β· rank #3
Carroll Β· near
59,323
Carroll Β· near
59,323 median HH income
44.7% of the leader Β· rank #4
Talpa Β· near
59,323
Talpa Β· near
59,323 median HH income
44.7% of the leader Β· rank #5
Waukomis Β· near
59,323
Waukomis Β· near
59,323 median HH income
44.7% of the leader Β· rank #6
French Valley Β· highest
132,605
French Valley Β· highest
132,605 median HH income
100.0% of the leader Β· 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 University CDP (Orange County) 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: 42,481.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, University CDP (Orange County) places in the 34th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
34th
percentile, household income
61st
percentile, home value
73rd
percentile, median rent
π 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: University CDP (Orange County), FL
Florida's University CDP (Orange County) is a small city, with 42,481 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in University CDP (Orange County) brings in $59,322 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 13.9%. University CDP (Orange County)'s housing stock carries a median value of $275,300, and the median resident age is 20.4 years. About 35.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 35.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Florida carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Florida scores 103.4 (Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,526 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Florida, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Workers in University CDP (Orange County) report an average commute of 19.9 minutes, with 67.4% driving alone and 13.0% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 75.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of University CDP (Orange County)'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 comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For University CDP (Orange County), city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for annual population history, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for University CDP (Orange County)?
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.
Within Florida, the closest population matches are Lake Worth Beach (42,650 residents, $60,978 income); North Miami Beach (43,104 residents, $57,633 income); Land O' Lakes (41,845 residents, $98,648 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Midland, MI (42,461 residents); French Valley, CA (42,550 residents); Beverly, MA (42,408 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.
How far does income reach against housing in University CDP (Orange County)?
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.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.6 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 13.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What does the journey to work look like in University CDP (Orange County)?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 67.4%. The reported mean trip to work is 19.9 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Below median income Β· poverty 13.9% (High poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
103.4 (US=100)
Above-average cost Β· BEA RPP 2024, Florida average
F
City profile score Β· University CDP (Orange County), FL
36/100
4 published dimensions Β· 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-
35.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income F
$59,322
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop β₯1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
13.9%
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 β 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).
University CDP (Orange County) profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 67/100 (B-) Β· 35.2%
Household income: 34/100 (F) Β· $59,322
Poverty rate: 25/100 (F) Β· 13.9%
Cost of living: 25/100 (F) Β· 103.4 index
How does University CDP (Orange County) compare to other US cities?
Where University CDP (Orange County) sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income34% higher than other cities
Home value61% 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 University CDP (Orange County) 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 University CDP (Orange County) near the bottom of Florida's cities
Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, University CDP (Orange County) ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares University CDP (Orange County) only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#608 of 903
33rd percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Median Home Value
#501 of 894
44th percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#229 of 930
75th percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#321 of 930
65th 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
34th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How University CDP (Orange County)'s home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$275,30039th percentilemore affordable than 39% 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 Β· 2023
University CDP (Orange County)'s home-value-to-income ratio: 4.6Γ
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0β5.0Γ
National rank
#12,266 of 15,516
More affordable than 21% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,430 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000β49,999)
At 4.6Γ, University CDP (Orange County) sits in the moderate band:
national rank #12,266 of 15,516 and #2,430 of 3,317small cities (10,000β49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value Γ· median household income for cities with both fields and population β₯ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0β5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$59,322University CDP (Orange County), FL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context University CDP (Orange County), 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 University CDP (Orange County), FL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)35.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)13.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)35.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
42,481
Median Income
$59,322
Median Home Value
$275,300
Median Age
20.4
Poverty Rate
13.9%
Labor force participation
35.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
35.2%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
19.9 minutes
Drive Alone
67.4%
Carpool
9.2%
Public Transit
2.5%
Walk
6.5%
Work from Home
13.0%
Other
1.4%
Based on 14,156 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 University CDP (Orange County). 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 University CDP (Orange County) 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 University CDP (Orange County) sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How University CDP (Orange County) 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, 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.