AreaProfile

Ocoee, Florida

Area Profile

49,033 residents. Jobs, income, climate, physical risk, development and airport access for Ocoee, in Orange County.

66
Area Score
Top 37% of 1,482 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
OpportunityTop 31% of 1,567 published cities65
GrowthTop 49% of 1,503 published cities51
Housing affordability955th of 1,876 published cities75
ClimateTop 22% of 1,876 published cities80
Physical resilience1139th of 1,849 published cities47
AccessTop 43% of 1,876 published cities95
Economic stabilityTop 30% of 1,876 published cities69
The quick read

Residential permitting has slowed: 184 units authorized over the past twelve months, 77% below the prior year.

A major airport is 17 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

Its Area Score of 66 places Ocoee in the top 37% of published city profiles.

At a glance

Population
49,033
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$98,911
Top 19% nationally
Density
3,124/sq mi
15.7 sq mi of land
Median age
35.5
2024 ACS 5-Year
County
Orange County
Florida
Metro area
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
Nearest major airport
MCO
17 mi · Orlando Intl
Median home value
$406,400
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 4.3% is lower than 54% of the 1,567 measured US cities.

Employment grew 0.4% over the past year, to 26,459 employed residents.

32% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 73% of measured US cities.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$8,862$98,911Top 19%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$4,337$41,784Top 29%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate10.3%Bottom 47%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute32.3 minTop 25%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher32.5%Top 27%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment26,459Top 47%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)-0.8%Bottom 35%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)0.4%Top 18%June 2026
Labor force27,634Top 48%June 2026
Labor force participation72.0%Top 14%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$61,890Bottom 21%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$46,630Bottom 12%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)0.6%Top 27%June 2026
Unemployment rate4.3%Bottom 46%June 2026
Unemployment rate
2021/062022/032022/122023/092024/062025/032026/012026/065.52.2
Monthly unemployment rate from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most recent value 4.3% in June 2026.
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202499k84k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $98,911 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Retail Salespersons49,970$32,290
Waiters and Waitresses36,820$35,410
Customer Service Representatives35,690$40,530
Fast Food and Counter Workers34,830$28,620
Registered Nurses30,150$83,550
Cashiers29,340$31,330

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,946 takes 24% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 4.1 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Rent as a share of income
23.6%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
4.1×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,946
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$406,400
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income4.11Top 25%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate73.2%Bottom 44%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±73316,492Top 3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$118$1,946Top 9%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$11,174$406,400Top 18%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income23.6%Top 22%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate5.5%Bottom 31%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
51/ 100
Top 49% of 1,503 published city profiles
Permitting is decreasing, measured from 2020 to 2025.

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

Population has grown 8% since 2020, reaching 51,269 in 2024.

Permitting has turned downward after moving the other way the year before.

Population is still rising, but more slowly than in the preceding year.

New construction is predominantly single-family: only 0% of permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes.

At 3.8 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US cities.

Units permitted
184
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
3.8
Top 40% nationally
Year over year
−77%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
0.0%
units in 5+ unit buildings
Population, annual estimates
2020202120222023202451k47k
Census Population Estimates Program, July 1 of each year. These annual estimates are designed for year-over-year comparison, unlike the ACS five-year figure shown as this profile's population.
Housing units permitted per year
20202022202320242025558214
Annual totals from the Census Building Permits Survey. Permitting in 2025 was higher than 2020 (+7%).

Weather & climate

8 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 92°F and January a low of 52°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 51.5 inches.

40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AP, 12.4 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND8.2"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation51.5"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low52°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high92°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months81991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing22°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

47 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are hurricane, cold wave and tornado.

Strong windHigh
Cold waveModerate
TornadoModerate
HailModerate
HurricaneElevated
WildfireModerate

Low or minimal exposure: lightning, inland flooding, heat wave, earthquake, landslide, drought, coastal flooding.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. City values are the population-weighted mean of the counties the city overlaps, using AreaProfile place-to-county land-area weights. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

7 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 17 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Orlando IntlMCO17 mi10,000 ft
Orlando Sanford IntlSFB23 mi11,002 ft
Lakeland Linder IntlLAL50 mi8,500 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Other cities in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

Same metropolitan area, measured the same way
CityCountyPopulationArea ScoreCompare
OrlandoOrange County319,75863vs Ocoee
KissimmeeOsceola County81,47953vs Ocoee
Pine HillsOrange County80,105vs Ocoee
PoincianaOsceola County75,068vs Ocoee
St. CloudOsceola County65,13062vs Ocoee
Four CornersOsceola County65,048vs Ocoee
SanfordSeminole County63,73063vs Ocoee
ApopkaOrange County58,23271vs Ocoee
Winter GardenOrange County47,87268vs Ocoee
Altamonte SpringsSeminole County46,11665vs Ocoee
UniversityOrange County41,902vs Ocoee
OviedoSeminole County40,59968vs Ocoee

Every city here is measured on the same scale from the same source releases, so the comparison is like for like. A higher Area Score reflects AreaProfile’s standardized weighting rather than a judgment about which is the better place to live.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

ZIP codes in Ocoee

1 published ZIP profiles
ZIPPopulationMedian household incomeArea Score
3476147,327$96,41566