Kissimmee, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 47,558 (Urban population: 47,405, Rural population: 153 (all nonfarm))

Kissimmee, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 19,661 (17,156 occupied: 7,636 owner occupied, 9,520 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	55%
State:	30%

Housing density: 1179 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $117,400

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $680

Median gross rent in Kissimmee, FL in 2000: $709

Housing units in Kissimmee with a mortgage: 5,456 (494 second mortgage, 347 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,139

Household type by relationship

Households: 47,111

In family households: 39,729 (7,800 male householders, 4,216 female householders)
8,246 spouses, 14,459 children (13,394 natural, 229 adopted, 836 stepchildren), 926 grandchildren, 776 brothers or sisters, 588 parents, 917 other relatives, 1,801 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,382 (2,643 male householders (1,608 living alone)), 2,550 female householders (1,933 living alone)), 2,189 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 447 (346 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,048 2-persons, 3,232 3-persons, 2,687 4-persons, 1,324 5-persons, 445 6-persons, 280 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,541 1-person, 1,331 2-persons, 229 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 22 5-persons.

7,482 married couples with children.
3,883 single-parent households (859 men, 3,024 women).

54.6% of residents of Kissimmee speak English at home.
37.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (41% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 9,284 (19.5%)
(31.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.8

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kissimmee, Florida:

1 room: 36
2 rooms: 93
3 rooms: 694
4 rooms: 803
5 rooms: 1,968
6 rooms: 2,070
7 rooms: 1,278
8 rooms: 476
9 or more rooms: 218

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kissimmee, Florida:

1 room: 431
2 rooms: 1,823
3 rooms: 1,944
4 rooms: 2,739
5 rooms: 1,557
6 rooms: 679
7 rooms: 269
8 rooms: 56
9 or more rooms: 22

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,728
1995 to 1998: 2,631
1990 to 1994: 3,382
1980 to 1989: 5,784
1970 to 1979: 3,380
1960 to 1969: 1,189
1950 to 1959: 742
1940 to 1949: 331
1939 or earlier: 494

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kissimmee:

no bedroom: 240
1 bedroom: 247
2 bedrooms: 1,512
3 bedrooms: 4,363
4 bedrooms: 1,192
5 or more bedrooms: 82

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kissimmee:

no bedroom: 645
1 bedroom: 3,069
2 bedrooms: 3,987
3 bedrooms: 1,521
4 bedrooms: 298
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Kissimmee in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 322
1 vehicle: 2,333
2 vehicles: 3,486
3 vehicles: 1,159
4 vehicles: 271
5 or more vehicles: 65

Cars and other vehicles available in Kissimmee in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 973
1 vehicle: 5,231
2 vehicles: 2,805
3 vehicles: 408
4 vehicles: 70
5 or more vehicles: 33

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Kissimmee, FL:

Less than $10,000: 8
$10,000 to $14,999: 15
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 15
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 32
$35,000 to $39,999: 49
$40,000 to $49,999: 111
$50,000 to $59,999: 222
$60,000 to $69,999: 472
$70,000 to $79,999: 794
$80,000 to $89,999: 1157
$90,000 to $99,999: 1094
$100,000 to $124,999: 1744
$125,000 to $149,999: 604
$150,000 to $174,999: 129
$175,000 to $199,999: 43
$200,000 to $249,999: 69
$250,000 to $299,999: 21
$300,000 to $399,999: 16
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Kissimmee:

Less than $100: 88
$100 to $149: 59
$150 to $199: 34
$200 to $249: 81
$250 to $299: 171
$300 to $349: 205
$350 to $399: 106
$400 to $449: 335
$450 to $499: 691
$500 to $549: 1113
$550 to $599: 1167
$600 to $649: 1574
$650 to $699: 1289
$700 to $749: 985
$750 to $799: 736
$800 to $899: 510
$900 to $999: 115
$1,000 to $1,249: 48
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 200

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 3,561
1990 to 1994: 1,715
1985 to 1989: 1,185
1980 to 1984: 1,036
1975 to 1979: 394
1970 to 1974: 352
1970 to 1974: 491
1965 to 1969: 550

Kissimmee, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 45.6%
Number of people working at home: 278 (1.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 392
5 to 9 minutes: 1702
10 to 14 minutes: 2853
15 to 19 minutes: 2969
20 to 24 minutes: 4352
25 to 29 minutes: 2029
30 to 34 minutes: 4372
35 to 39 minutes: 609
40 to 44 minutes: 739
45 to 59 minutes: 1502
60 to 89 minutes: 784
90 or more minutes: 391

Kissimmee mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 17,395 (76%)
Carpooled: 4,039 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 451 (2%)
Taxi: 16 (0%)
Motorcycle: 33 (0%)
Bicycle: 138 (1%)
Walked: 436 (2%)
Other means: 186 (1%)
Worked at home: 278 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1548
$10,000 to $14,999: 1131
$15,000 to $19,999: 1372
$20,000 to $24,999: 1706
$25,000 to $29,999: 1629
$30,000 to $34,999: 1524
$35,000 to $39,999: 1238
$40,000 to $44,999: 1340
$45,000 to $49,999: 1004
$50,000 to $59,999: 1707
$60,000 to $74,999: 1411
$75,000 to $99,999: 961
$100,000 to $124,999: 312
$125,000 to $149,999: 133
$150,000 to $199,999: 71
$200,000 or more: 122

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 21972
United States or American: 3005
German: 2917
English: 2111
Irish: 2099
Italian: 2025
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 872
Polish: 775
Arab:: 621
French (except Basque): 533
French Canadian: 307
Brazilian: 291
Jamaican: 272
Subsaharan African:: 266
Scotch-Irish: 263
Scottish: 254
Haitian: 251
Moroccan: 239
Russian: 227
Dutch: 223
Arab/Arabic: 201
British: 189
Czech: 179
African: 164
Hungarian: 154
European: 152
Austrian: 144
Swedish: 137
Greek: 123
Canadian: 116
Guyanese: 109
Portuguese: 109
West Indian: 108
Norwegian: 107
Ukrainian: 103
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 89
British West Indian: 87
Lebanese: 76
Welsh: 70
Finnish: 59
Cape Verdean: 56
Other Arab: 50
Pennsylvania German: 48
Czechoslovakian: 47
Other Subsaharan African: 46
Danish: 45
Barbadian: 43
Syrian: 42
Iranian: 25
Slovak: 22
Lithuanian: 22
Celtic: 18
Scandinavian: 17
Northern European: 16
Bahamian: 16
Acadian/Cajun: 16
Swiss: 14
Armenian: 11
Albanian: 10
Estonian: 10
Israeli: 8
Luxemburger: 8
Palestinian: 7
Croatian: 7
Slavic: 6
Romanian: 6
Turkish: 6
Belizean: 6
Jordanian: 6
Yugoslavian: 5

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

Colombia (10%)
Dominican Republic (10%)
Mexico (9%)
Cuba (6%)
Venezuela (5%)
Other Northern Africa (4%)
Brazil (3%)

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

This state: 9605
Northeast: 10293
Midwest: 5183
South: 4250
West: 1227

37% of Kissimmee residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 170
Nursery to 4th grade: 95
5th and 6th grade: 274
7th and 8th grade: 429
9th grade: 423
10th grade: 472
11th grade: 415
12th grade, no diploma: 948
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,125
Less than 1 year of college: 1,046
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,388
Associate degree: 947
Bachelor's degree: 1,613
Master's degree: 373
Professional school degree: 145
Doctorate degree: 32

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 130
Nursery to 4th grade: 132
5th and 6th grade: 209
7th and 8th grade: 414
9th grade: 592
10th grade: 408
11th grade: 513
12th grade, no diploma: 753
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,827
Less than 1 year of college: 1,245
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,151
Associate degree: 1,152
Bachelor's degree: 1,793
Master's degree: 543
Professional school degree: 191
Doctorate degree: 47

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 43.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 10.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.3%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,857
Black householders: $28,197
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,023
Asian householders: $32,022
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $36,389
Some other race householders: $30,244
Two or more races householders: $28,179
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $29,251

Kissimmee household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Kissimmee household income for Black or African American householders

Kissimmee household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Kissimmee household income for Asian householders

Kissimmee household income for some other race householders

Kissimmee household income for two or more races householders

Kissimmee household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Kissimmee marital status for males

Kissimmee marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $91,600
Black or African American householders: $86,400
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $112,500
Asian householders: $109,800
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $9,999
Some other race householders: $101,900
Two or more races householders: $93,800
Hispanic or Latino householders: $101,100

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,980
One, attached: 943
Two: 563
3 or 4: 1,868
5 to 9: 2,708
10 to 19: 2,046
20 to 49: 891
50 or more: 894
Mobile homes: 768

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Kissimmee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (94%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Utility gas (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (88%)
Utility gas (9%)
No fuel used (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 295

Here:	5.1%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 97

Here:	3.4%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 602

Here:	28.0%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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