Jury Pool Profile
Osceola County, Florida
- County seat
- Kissimmee
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 481,718
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 427,415.
At a glance
Osceola County is a 481,718-person venue. The county population is 38% White and 11% Black (Census race-alone categories). 56% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 27.2%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $76,172, $1,515 below the FL state median of $77,687; 29.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 54.7% 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 Education & health services, at 24.2% of covered employment, average pay $61,998/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.74%, above the 4.5% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 427,415
- Median household income
- $72,637
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 38%; Black: 11%.
Osceola County has a population of 427,415, with a median age of 37.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 37.9%; Black residents 11.0%. Independently, 56.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $76,172; 29.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 28,550 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 25,242, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.74%, above the Florida state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Osceola County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.2% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 56.4% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 60.9% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 74% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 54.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
54.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.0% of the adult civilian population (19,424 individuals).