Orange County vs Seminole County
Two neighbouring counties in Florida, compared on population, size, income and housing. They share 43 mi of border.
Orange County
Florida
Seminole County
Florida
Both outlines are drawn at true relative size. Orange County spans about 84.2 km at its widest.
Side by side
| Measure | Orange County | Difference | Seminole County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,528,002 | +210.6% | 491,884 |
| Change since 2020 | 6.7% | +2.4 pp | 4.3% |
| Land area | 903.1 sq mi | +191.9% | 309.4 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,692 per sq mi | +6.4% | 1,590 per sq mi |
| Median household income | $79,719 | -7.0% | $85,761 |
| Median home value | $390,100 | +0.8% | $386,900 |
| Median age | 36.6 | -8.0% | 39.8 |
| Households | 527,776 | +181.9% | 187,248 |
| Housing units | 586,805 | +194.0% | 199,565 |
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026; US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. The difference column is computed here: the first county's figure against the second, expressed as a percentage of the second. The change-since-2020 row is the exception: two growth rates differ in percentage points (pp), not percent. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
What the numbers say
- Orange County holds about 3.1 times the population of Seminole County: 1,528,002 against 491,884.
- Orange County covers more ground, at 903.1 square miles against 309.4.
- Orange County is the more crowded of the two, at 1,692 people per square mile against 1,590.
- Median household income is higher in Seminole County, by 6,042 dollars a year.
- Since 2020, Orange County has grown by 6.7% and Seminole County has grown by 4.3%.
- They share 43 mi of common border, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which almost no other county reference presents.
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Rebuilt from source data 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.