Orlando is a large city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 320,742 people and 196 associated neighborhoods, Orlando is the fourth largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities, Orlando isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Orlando are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Orlando is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Orlando who work in sales jobs (12.61%), management occupations (11.98%), and office and administrative support (10.64%). Also of interest is that Orlando has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.10% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Orlando ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Orlando, 41.65% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Orlando in 2022 was $40,253, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $161,012 for a family of four. However, Orlando contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Orlando is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Orlando home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Orlando, accounting for 34.81% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Orlando residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Orlando include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Haitian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Orlando's cultural character, accounting for 22.53% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Orlando is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
