Central Florida's fastest income growth this decade comes from Lake County, not Orange
Lake County's per-capita income rose 27.9% since the decade began, edging past Orange County's 27.4%.
By The Orlando Chronicle Data Desk · Oct 20, 2026
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Orange County homeownership rebounds to 59.2% but trails its 62.1% mark
The rate has recovered 3.5 percentage points from its 55.6% low after the housing bust, while the share of cost-burdened households has edged up from its low.
By The Orlando Chronicle Data Desk · Oct 11, 2026
Just 1.3% of Orange County workers ride public transit to their jobs
That trails the U.S. share of 3.2% and is close to Florida's 1.2%, while 68.1% of county workers drive alone, census estimates show.
By The Orlando Chronicle Data Desk · Oct 14, 2026
Orange County's veterans skew older than San Antonio's
Seniors make up 39.5% of the county's veterans, compared with 35.2% in Bexar County, a gap of 4.3 percentage points.
By The Orlando Chronicle Data Desk · Oct 15, 2026
Even in Orange County, schools and health care employ more residents than hospitality
Education, health care and social assistance employ 19.6% of working residents, ahead of the 16.3% in hotels, food service and entertainment.
By The Orlando Chronicle Data Desk · Oct 19, 2026
Seminole outpaces the nation in college grads while neighboring Lake lags the state
42.7% of Seminole County adults hold a bachelor's degree or more, compared with 27.8% in Lake County next door.
By The Orlando Chronicle Data Desk · Oct 17, 2026
Orange County unemployment rises to 4.6%, matching Florida's rate
The county's rate is up 0.6 percentage points from a year earlier, slightly more than the statewide increase of 0.5 percentage points.
By The Orlando Chronicle Data Desk · Oct 13, 2026