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By Job Gal | July 2, 2008
Orlando, Florida
Orlando, located in central Florida in Orange County, is the state’s third-largest metropolitan area. The city was named around 1837 after Orlando Reeves, a sugar mill and plantation operator, who allegedly died in a war against the Seminole Indian tribe.
Orlando was previously known as Jernigan, after cattleman Aaron Jernigan, the first permanent settler. In the 1800s, Orlando became the center of Florida’s citrus industry. Today, the city is in close proximity to Patrick Air Force Base and Kennedy Space Center, and is home to the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division.
Orlando is known for its tourist attractions, and sees about 52 million tourists per year. The city has the second-largest number of hotel rooms in the country and is one of the busiest cities for conferences and conventions. In 2007, Orlando was ranked as the fifth-most wired city by Forbes, and as the fifth-best performing city by the Milken Institute.
Orlando’s Job Market
Orlando is best known for its tourist industry, and is also developing film, television and electronic gaming industries.
The city’s fastest growing industries are: international business, film and television, arts, culture, sports, healthcare, tourism and high technology.
Work Trends
Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes
Orlando unemployment rate: 4.4 percent
National unemployment rate: 5 percent
Orlando’s Largest Employers
Darden Restaurants
5900 Lake Ellenor Dr.
Orlando, FL 32809
Airtran Holdings
9955 AirTran Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32827
Tupperware Brands
14901 S. Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32837
Tiburon
1950 Summit Park Drive
Orlando,FL 32810
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Continuing Education
University of Central Florida
Valencia Community College
Seminole Community College
Discovering Orlando
Orlando Magic
Walt Disney World Resort
SeaWorld
Universal Orlando Resort
The Orlando Museum of Art
Orlando Science Center
Orlando Statistics
Population
Total population: 199,336
Persons under five-years old: 6.6 percent
Persons under 18-years old: 22 percent
Persons 65-years and older: 11.3 percent
Female: 51.6 percent
White: 61.1 percent
Black: 26.9 percent
American Indian and Alaska Native: .3 percent
Asian: 2.7 percent
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: .1 percent
Other: 5.4 percent
Multi-racial: 3.5 percent
Hispanic or Latino: 17.5 percent
Education
High school graduates: 82.2 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.2 percent
Housing
Housing units: 88,486
Homeownership rate: 40.8 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $103,200
Households: 80,883
Persons per household: 2.25
Income
Average salary:
Median household income: $35,732
Per capita income: $21,216
Persons below poverty: 15.9 percent
Transportation
Airports: Orlando International, Orlando Sanford International,
Railroads: CSX Transportation (A Line), Amtrak
Public Mass Transit: Lynx, Greyhound
Weather
Average annual precipitation: 50.6 inches
Average low temp. in January: 50 degrees
Average high temp. in July: 92 degrees
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