Orange County vs. Polk County

Orange County (FL)Polk County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)1,380,645708,009
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)20.5%17.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,145,954602,098
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,145,956602,095
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.2%22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.9%20.2%
Female persons, percent50.9%51.0%
White alone, percent68.1%78.9%
Black or African American alone, percent22.7%16.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.7%
Asian alone, percent5.7%1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.7%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent32.3%23.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent39.7%57.9%
Veterans, 2014-201863,26348,252
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201821.3%10.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)544,417299,421
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201854.7%68.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$216,000$135,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,515$1,223
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$510$417
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,160$944
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201333.0%14.3%
Building permits, 201813,7575,331
Households, 2014-2018458,613231,260
Persons per household, 2014-20182.812.84
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.3%85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201836.3%21.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.3%85.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.4%66.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.5%84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.8%20.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.7%10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.7%15.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.6%54.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.5%49.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,326,446797,909
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)8,920,8873,015,202
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)8,280,9079,822,165
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)18,498,88410,601,329
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)23,076,7496,495,278
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$19,195$10,542
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.826.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,335$48,500
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,859$23,812
Persons in poverty, percent15.6%15.7%
Total employer establishments, 201737,72411,676
Total employment, 2017734,085182,922
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)33,172,4847,363,953
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.2%0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017143,45246,177
All firms, 2012131,83844,644
Men-owned firms, 201267,84422,629
Women-owned firms, 201252,06716,894
Minority-owned firms, 201263,93815,294
Nonminority-owned firms, 201263,71227,856
Veteran-owned firms, 201210,9684,415
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012116,32838,188
Black-owned firms, percent, 200710.9%7.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20076.1%3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200720.9%12.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.9%25.4%
Population per square mile, 20101,268.5334.9
Land area in square miles, 2010903.431,797.84

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Orange county (FL) and Polk county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.