Jury Pool Profile
Orange County, Florida
- County seat
- Orlando
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,528,002
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,471,937.
At a glance
Orange County is a 1,528,002-person venue. The county population is 42% White and 20% Black (Census race-alone categories). 34% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 35.9%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $81,645, $3,958 above the FL state median of $77,687; 39.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 38.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 24.2% of covered employment, average pay $45,450/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, below the 4.5% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,471,937
- Median household income
- $79,719
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 42%; Black: 20%.
Orange County has a population of 1,471,937, with a median age of 36.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 42.0%; Black residents 20.0%. Independently, 33.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $81,645; 39.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Leisure & hospitality, about 24% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 24.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, below the Florida state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Orange County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 56.1% in 2024, 61.0% in 2020, 60.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 38.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
38.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 5.2% of the adult civilian population (60,655 individuals).