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ORANGE COUNTY (ORANGECOUNTYFL.NET)
Population:1,348,975
Number of housing units: 536,788
Median value of owner-occupied homes: $192,400
Mean travel time to work (in minutes): 27.6
Median household income: $51,586
The center of Central Florida, Orange County has a lot going
for its 1.3 million residents. From professional sports to arts
and culture and family-friendly tourism, the county serves as
the hub of business and residential growth in Metro Orlando.
For residents relocating from outside of Florida or from another
part of the state, the county, its 10 municipalities and
smaller communities offer a wide range of options of places to
move — either to retire or work or raise a family.
Living close to well-known universities, including the University
of Central Florida, Rollins College, Full Sail University
and Valencia College, high school graduates and adult students
have premier educational choices at their fingertips.
Two major health-care providers — AdventHealth (formerly
Florida Hospital) and Orlando Health — are based in Orange
and operate facilities throughout Central Florida.
There are several public parks in the county for outdoor recreation,
including Wekiwa Springs State Park near Apopka.
And, of course, visitors and residents alike flock to the long
list of attractions, including Walt Disney World, Universal Studios,
Sea World and more. The Atlanta Braves play their spring
training games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex
near Disney.
Orange also consists of many individual communities with
their own identities. Here they are:
APOPKA
The county’s second largest city after Orlando, Apopka’s
population of more than 51,000 has grown more than 23 percent
since 2010. And that’s just within the expanding city limits.
It sits at the northwest corner of the county where development
continues to boom. A couple of major projects contribute
to that growth. A new hospital — AdventHealth Apopka —
opened in the southern part of the city, replacing an old facility
downtown. On the north side, residential and commercial
development will follow completion of the Wekiva Parkway, a
toll road that will connect Apopka to Interstate 4 in Sanford to
the east and Mount Dora to the west. Apopka also has begun
work on its City Center at the intersection of U.S. Highway 441
and State Road 436. Plans call for it to include residential areas,
along with shopping and entertainment.
STATISTICS: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, AS OF JULY 2017
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