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County population in July 2009: 270,618 (76% urban, 24% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 41,315
Renter-occupied apartments: 19,662
% of renters here:

32%
State:

32%

Land area: 1322 sq. mi.
Water area: 184.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 205 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Osceola County: 86.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (29.7%), Retail trade (13.3%), Educational,health and social services (12.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 85%
  • Government: 10%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Osceola County, Florida business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Osceola County races chart

Races in Osceola County, Florida:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (45.9%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (40.6%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (9.0%)
  • Asian alone (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)

Median resident age:  34.6 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Males: 85,022  (49.3%)
Females: 87,471  (50.7%)

Osceola County,FL real estate house value trend



Average household size:
Osceola County:

2.8 people
Florida:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $42,753 ($38,214 in 1999)
This county:

$42753
Florida:

$44736

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $842 (lower quartile is $704, upper quartile is $1,061)
This county:

$842
State:

$802

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $163,000 (it was $92,500 in 2000)
Osceola County:

$163,000
Florida:

$182,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,700 - $240,700

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $226,241
Here:

$226,241
State:

$275,879

Townhouses or other attached units: $144,949
Here:

$144,949
State:

$195,815

In 2-unit structures: $146,284
Here:

$146,284
State:

$200,248

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $186,921
Here:

$186,921
State:

$172,083

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $202,728
Here:

$202,728
State:

$221,364

Mobile homes: $76,554
Here:

$76,554
State:

$43,568

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $10,250
Here:

$10,250
State:

$47,032
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,642
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $411

Institutionalized population: 1,921

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 8
  • Rapes: 53
  • Robberies: 118
  • Assaults: 498
  • Burglaries: 2130
  • Thefts: 2980
  • Auto thefts: 414

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 70
  • Robberies: 100
  • Assaults: 433
  • Burglaries: 2116
  • Thefts: 2724
  • Auto thefts: 405

Osceola County, FL map from a distance

Health of residents in Osceola County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2009:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is significantly worse than average.
68.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
54.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
98.4% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 194 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 160 pounds. This is more than average.


Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 3061 buildings, average cost: $117,300
  • 2001: 3561 buildings, average cost: $131,300
  • 2002: 3541 buildings, average cost: $141,200
  • 2003: 4692 buildings, average cost: $146,300
  • 2004: 6316 buildings, average cost: $152,900
  • 2005: 5841 buildings, average cost: $167,800
  • 2006: 5772 buildings, average cost: $210,500
  • 2007: 2389 buildings, average cost: $235,300
  • 2008: 1033 buildings, average cost: $243,600
  • 2009: 635 buildings, average cost: $204,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Osceola County Florida:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 52.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 47.0%



2008 Presidential Election results in Osceola County Florida:


Obama (Democratic): 59.7%
McCain (Republican): 39.9%

Detailed 2008 Election Results



Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,008 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,038 (0.9%)


Osceola County household income distribution in 2009 Osceola County home values distribution


Osceola County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.9%
(9.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.3% for Black residents, 17.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.9%
Osceola County:

15.9%
Florida:

14.9%
(9.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.3% for Black residents, 17.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Median age of residents in 2009: 35 years old
(Males: 33 years old, Females: 36 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43 years old, Black residents: 29 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29 years old, Other race residents: 30 years old)

Area name: Orlando, FL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Osceola County is $684 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $782 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $979 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kissimmee, Yeehaw Junction, St. Cloud, Poinciana, Chambers Estates, Celebration, Campbell, South and East Osceola.

Osceola County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Zip CodeCityCertified Residential DatabaseMandatory Residential DatabaseMandatory Non-Residential Database
Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)
34739Kenansville10----
34741Kissimmee5801010
34743Kissimmee90----
34744Kissimmee5202020
34746Kissimmee1301010
34747Kissimmee310----
34758Kissimmee60----
34769Saint Cloud1502020
34770Saint Cloud--1010
34771Saint Cloud250----
34772Saint Cloud701010

2005 air pollution in Osceola County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.075 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.



Click to draw/clear Osceola County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Osceola County: Rattlesnake Ranch (A), Simmons Ranch (B), Illahaw (C), Storey Crossing (D), Nittaw (E), Orlando Ranch (F), Tohopkee (G), Camp Easy (H), Kissimmee Park (I), Apoxee (J), Lucky L Ranch (K), K 6 Ranch (L), Five T Ranch (M), Sand Gully (N). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Osceola County include: Pinecastle Church of the Nazarene (A), Countryside Baptist Church (B), North Kissimmee Baptist Church (C), Saint Luke Church (D), Narcoossee Baptist Church (E), Shingle Creek Church (F), Macedonia Church (G), Azalea Park Church of Christ (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Barber Cemetery (1), Mount Carmel Cemetery (2), Mount Peace Cemetery (3), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (4), Narcoossee Cemetery (5), Howard Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Ajay Lake (A), Alligator Lake (B), Arnold Pond (C), Hatchineha, Lake (D), Kissimmee, Lake (E), Ox Pond (F), Bay Lake (G), Myrtle, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bonnet Gully (A), Boggy Creek (B), Boggy Branch (C), Beef Camp Branch (D), Lake Marion Creek (E), Bass Slough (F), Rattlesnake Slough (G), Gator Branch (H), Rauslerson Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Osceola County include: Bull Creek Wildlife Management Area (1), Fletcher Park Monument (2), Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Neighboring counties: Brevard County , Highlands County , Indian River County , Lake County , Okeechobee County , Orange County , Polk County .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

11.3%
Florida:

10.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 7,092
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 24,110 (39% naturalized citizens)

Osceola County:

14.0%
Whole state:

16.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 7,201
  • 1990 to 1994: 3,856
  • 1985 to 1989: 3,468
  • 1980 to 1984: 3,009
  • 1975 to 1979: 1,639
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,145
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,455
  • 1965 to 1969: 2,337

Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.3%

Osceola County marital status for males
Osceola County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 43,368
  • One, attached: 2,972
  • Two: 1,424
  • 3 or 4: 3,513
  • 5 to 9: 4,100
  • 10 to 19: 2,684
  • 20 or more: 2,756
  • Mobile homes: 10,989
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 487

Housing units in Osceola County with a mortgage: 26,047 (3,162 second mortgage, 1,890 home equity loan, 64 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,975

Here:

81.3% with mortgage
State:

71.7% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 29.07%
Here29.1%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 50,136
Total congregations: 94

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristAssemblies of God
Adherents19,031 (38.0%)9,189 (18.3%)3,650 (7.3%)2,624 (5.2%)2,082 (4.2%)
Congregations4 (4.3%)11 (11.7%)3 (3.2%)3 (3.2%)11 (11.7%)
NameLDS (Mormon) ChurchAmerican Baptist Association Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other
Adherents1,651 (3.3%)1,317 (2.6%)1,200 (2.4%)1,065 (2.1%)8,327 (16.6%)
Congregations4 (4.3%)6 (6.4%)1 (1.1%)12 (12.8%)39 (41.5%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Osceola County - Kissimmee, Yeehaw Junction, St. Cloud, Poinciana, Chambers Estates

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 60
This county:

2.35 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 6
Osceola County:

0.23 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 24
Osceola County:

0.94 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

1.28 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 76
This county:

2.97 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

3.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 189
Osceola County:

7.39 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

7.45 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

9.3%
Florida:

9.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

25.1%
Florida:

23.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Osceola County:

15.5%
State:

14.0%


Agriculture in Osceola County:

Average size of farms: 1258 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $125,128
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1601.33
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 29.71%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 32.32%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $113,450
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.21%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 65.11%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $72,904
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.78%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.30
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.01%
Vegetables: 1,098 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 11,063 acres

Tornado activity:

Osceola County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 25 fatalities and 171 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/22/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 25 people and injured 150 people and caused $55 million in damages.

Class of Workers


Most common industries in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)
Most common occupations in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Top executives (-0%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (-0%)
  • Financial managers (-0%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (-0%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Business operations specialists (-0%)
  • Top executives (-0%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (-0%)
  • Financial managers (-0%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (-0%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Business operations specialists (-0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Colombia (9%)
  • Dominican Republic (9%)
  • Mexico (7%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)
  • Cuba (5%)
  • Jamaica (5%)
  • Venezuela (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Osceola County (%):



  • German (10%)
  • United States or American (9%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • English (7%)
  • Italian (6%)
  • Polish (2%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)


Osceola County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 60,899 (78%)
  • Carpooled: 12,284 (16%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 719 (1%)
  • Subway or elevated: 32 (0%)
  • Taxi: 74 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 281 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 386 (0%)
  • Walked: 1,054 (1%)
  • Other means: 624 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,510 (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Osceola County, Florida:

  • 862 people in nursing homes
  • 802 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 189 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 155 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 103 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 101 people in halfway houses
  • 98 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 98 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 48 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 18 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 14 people in religious group quarters
  • 10 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,882.

15.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,091 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

15.24%
Florida average:

8.71%


0.38% of residents moved from foreign countries ($374 average AGI)
Osceola County:

0.38%
Florida average:

0.22%

8.40% relocated from other counties in Florida ($19,400 average AGI)
6.46% relocated from other states ($15,318 average AGI)
Osceola County:

6.46%
Florida average:

4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Orange County, FL  4.73% ($32,963 average AGI)
from Polk County, FL  0.82% ($29,587)
from Miami-Dade County, FL  0.59% ($18,144)
from Queens County, NY  0.43% ($32,764)
from Broward County, FL  0.38% ($35,780)
from Bronx County, NY  0.33% ($30,014)
from Kings County, NY  0.32% ($32,487)


12.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,663 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

12.27%
Florida average:

7.73%


0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($228 average AGI)
Osceola County:

0.19%
Florida average:

0.12%

8.35% relocated to other counties in Florida ($23,024 average AGI)
3.74% relocated to other states ($10,410 average AGI)
Osceola County:

3.74%
Florida average:

3.31%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Orange County, FL  4.15% ($32,307 average AGI)
to Polk County, FL  1.51% ($33,243)
to Lake County, FL  0.49% ($39,539)
to Seminole County, FL  0.34% ($35,171)
to Brevard County, FL  0.18% ($37,753)
to Hillsborough County, FL  0.18% ($52,315)
to Miami-Dade County, FL  0.16% ($21,677)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.2

Births per 1000 population in Osceola County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Osceola County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Osceola County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 25,561 (20,397 aged, 5,164 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.91
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6755.370
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 136.190
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 28945.45

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1522.170
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 653.780
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6.05

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 21.28
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 70.82

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4.32

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 41.9. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 22.7
  • Other - 19.3

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 124.5. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 55.7
  • Poisoning - 30.3
  • Suffocation - 30.3
  • Other - 8.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 170,115
  • In family households: 149,311 (33,218 male householders, 12,081 female householders)
    35,038 spouses, 52,690 children (47,674 natural, 1,178 adopted, 3,838 stepchildren), 4,029 grandchildren, 1,738 brothers or sisters, 1,862 parents, 3,530 other relatives, 5,125 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 20,804 (7,510 male householders (5,053 living alone)), 8,157 female householders (6,581 living alone)), 5,137 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 2,378 (1,957 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 16,675 2-persons, 10,975 3-persons, 9,639 4-persons, 4,898 5-persons, 1,910 6-persons, 1,202 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,634 1-person, 3,293 2-persons, 491 3-persons, 185 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

66.7% of residents of Osceola County speak English at home.
27.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $714,294,000 ($3254 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $38,401,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $417,773,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $189,560,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $784,000
Federal grants: $64,008,000
Federal procurement contracts: $20,635,000 ($3,826,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $21,533,000 ($111,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,025,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $190,426,000
Federal Government insurance: $923,207,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 15,569
Here:

67 per 1000 residents
State:

63 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 7,277
Here:

31 per 1000 residents
State:

49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +8,162
Here:

+35 per 1000 residents
State:

+30 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +40,064
Here:

+173 per 1000 residents
State:

+59 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Osceola County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 30.00 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.7
State:

5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.0
State:

3.8

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 8,357
  • 2000 to 2004: 29,103
  • 1990 to 1999: 32,301
  • 1980 to 1989: 24,840
  • 1970 to 1979: 10,807
  • 1960 to 1969: 3,495
  • 1950 to 1959: 2,960
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,134
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,550
Rooms in houses/apartments in Osceola County, Florida
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 91
  • 2 rooms: 817
  • 3 rooms: 3,152
  • 4 rooms: 5,084
  • 5 rooms: 9,676
  • 6 rooms: 10,269
  • 7 rooms: 6,905
  • 8 rooms: 3,290
  • 9+ rooms: 2,031
  • 1 room: 739
  • 2 rooms: 2,648
  • 3 rooms: 3,548
  • 4 rooms: 5,545
  • 5 rooms: 3,790
  • 6 rooms: 1,995
  • 7 rooms: 969
  • 8 rooms: 289
  • 9+ rooms: 139
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Osceola County, Florida
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 726
  • 1 bedroom: 1,890
  • 2 bedrooms: 9,359
  • 3 bedrooms: 21,339
  • 4 bedrooms: 7,174
  • 5+ bedrooms: 827
  • no bedroom: 1,214
  • 1 bedroom: 4,815
  • 2 bedrooms: 8,040
  • 3 bedrooms: 4,670
  • 4 bedrooms: 887
  • 5+ bedrooms: 36
Cars and other vehicles available in Osceola County, Florida in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 1,545
  • 1 vehicle: 13,286
  • 2 vehicles: 18,517
  • 3 vehicles: 6,180
  • 4 vehicles: 1,292
  • 5+ vehicles: 495
  • no vehicle: 1,947
  • 1 vehicle: 9,839
  • 2 vehicles: 6,409
  • 3 vehicles: 1,160
  • 4 vehicles: 242
  • 5+ vehicles: 65

44% of Osceola County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Florida.

Osceola County:

44.0%
State average:

51.1%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 39753
  • Northeast: 41233
  • Midwest: 22325
  • South: 18219
  • West: 4472

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $103,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Osceola County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Electricity (89.7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5.0%)
  • Utility gas (3.2%)
  • No fuel used (1.1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (0.7%)
  • Electricity (88.9%)
  • Utility gas (6.4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.6%)
  • No fuel used (1.5%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,673
Here:

7.7%
Florida:

11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 495
Here:

4.6%
Florida:

9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,648
Here:

26.8%
Florida:

21.0%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Osceola County government finances in 2006:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $47,251,000
  • Charges - All Other: $36,786,000
    Toll Highways: $7,029,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,322,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,505,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,543,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,498,000
    Regular Highways: $959,000
    Hospital Public: $78,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $5,857,000
    Parks and Recreation: $400,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $47,545,000
    Police Protection: $34,447,000
    Local Fire Protection: $25,874,000
    Solid Waste Management: $24,246,000
    Regular Highways: $21,516,000
    Financial Administration: $20,697,000
    Correctional Institutions: $20,415,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $12,911,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,486,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,337,000
    Housing and Community Development: $8,314,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,294,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,203,000
    Libraries: $5,135,000
    Health - Other: $4,203,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $4,166,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,490,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,440,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $95,000
  • DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $33,489,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $22,748,000
    Public Welfare: $606,000
    General Local Government Support: $522,000
    Water Utilities: $268,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $15,508,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Transit Utilities: $3,490,000
    General - Other: $649,000
    Local Fire Protection: $420,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $6,911,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $402,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,361,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $36,283,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,794,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,826,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $30,195,000
    Rents: $25,403,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $7,039,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,134,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,297,000
    Sale of Property: $1,187,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $241,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $373,192,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $359,509,000
    Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,355,000
    Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs – Other: $5,230,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,143,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $29,326,000
    Housing and Community Development: $6,982,000
    Regular Highways: $5,857,000
    Police Protection: $5,394,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,042,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,435,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,079,000
    Libraries: $946,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $693,000
    General Public Building: $535,000
    Correctional Institutions: $475,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $288,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $203,000
    General - Other: $167,000
    Health - Other: $100,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $184,817,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $52,559,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,027,000
    Highways: $1,936,000
    Housing and Community Development: $882,000
    Water Utilities: $612,000
    General Local Government Support: $337,000
    Public Welfare: $266,000
  • Tax - Property: $92,941,000
    Other License: $43,006,000
    Other Selective Sales: $32,044,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $24,235,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $14,393,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $8,472,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $340,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $100,922,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 6,313
  • Number of aged recipients: 942
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,371
  • Number of recipients under 18: 1,717
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,050
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,546
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,865
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,806


Osceola County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Osceola County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 28 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,741$132,6051,316$129,6471,356$165,07548$72,021905$138,90881$78,716
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED85$124,506115$146,217238$168,19314$54,71499$142,72726$74,077
APPLICATIONS DENIED633$135,272623$128,5631,715$172,478133$53,391617$143,817131$79,870
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN320$135,613275$123,738630$168,84425$95,120207$142,09718$143,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS113$125,39887$149,954280$164,77914$111,07175$166,65312$106,500
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 25 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED64$170,79716$165,8138$196,7501$170,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED56$227,96418$232,38916$208,4380$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED20$138,80013$161,4626$103,6670$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN14$136,3574$240,5003$106,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS14$253,0712$154,0007$220,0000$0

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Most common first names in Osceola County, FL among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John37074.7 years
Robert30973.0 years
Mary29979.6 years
James29472.5 years
William28976.0 years
Charles19774.8 years
George17876.6 years
Joseph17775.6 years
Helen16483.6 years
Richard16170.8 years
Most common last names in Osceola County, FL among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith13675.6 years
Rodriguez9971.8 years
Brown9076.3 years
Johnson8677.4 years
Rivera8669.4 years
Williams8077.2 years
Miller6277.3 years
Jones6278.7 years
Gonzalez5371.9 years
Anderson5379.0 years
Businesses in Osceola County, FL
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven20Marriott1
AMF Bowling1Marshalls1
AT&T6MasterBrand Cabinets2
Aeropostale1McDonald's11
Arby's2Motel 62
Ashley Furniture1OfficeMax1
AutoZone5Outback Steakhouse3
Baymont Inn2Panda Express2
Bed Bath & Beyond1Panera Bread1
Best Western1Papa John's Pizza2
Blockbuster4Payless5
Buffalo Wild Wings2Pizza Hut10
Burger King9Popeyes2
Chick-Fil-A2Publix Super Markets11
Chipotle1Quality2
Clarion2Quiznos4
ColorTyme2RadioShack3
Comfort Suites2Ramada3
DHL4Rodeway Inn2
Dairy Queen2Rooms To Go2
Days Inn1Ruby Tuesday1
Dennys7Rue211
Domino's Pizza6SONIC Drive-In1
Dunkin Donuts11Sam's Club1
Econo Lodge2Sephora1
FedEx35Sprint Nextel2
Foot Locker1Staples2
GNC4Starbucks6
GameStop7Studio 61
H&R Block9Subway12
Haagen-Dazs1Super 82
Holiday Inn3T-Mobile7
Home Depot3T.J.Maxx1
Houlihan's1Taco Bell9
Howard Johnson4Target3
IHOP6Toys"R"Us1
JCPenney1Travelodge2
KFC8UPS40
Kmart1Verizon Wireless3
Knights Inn2Waffle House4
Kohl's1Walgreens7
LENSCRAFTERS1Walmart5
Lowes2YMCA3

Osceola County on our top lists:

  • #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
  • #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"

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