Orlando opens fewer businesses, but a single neighborhood adds 104 more
The top-gaining neighborhood went from 150 openings to 254 through September, bucking the citywide decline.
By The Orlando Chronicle Data Desk · Oct 24, 2026
Few Florida counties have a higher uninsured rate than Osceola
Osceola County ranks sixth among Florida's counties for working-age adults without health insurance, far ahead of its Central Florida neighbors.
By The Orlando Chronicle Data Desk · Oct 23, 2026
In Lake County, nearly 1 in 5 K-12 students attend private school
That is the highest share in Central Florida and 3.5 percentage points above Florida's 15.9% rate.
By The Orlando Chronicle Data Desk · Oct 16, 2026
Sheriff's homicides fall in Orange County as Orlando police log two, up from zero
Even after the rise, the Orlando Police Department's rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people through July is 0.3 times the Florida rate.
By The Orlando Chronicle Data Desk · Oct 21, 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
