Orlando is a large city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 316,081 people and 196 associated neighborhoods, Orlando is the fourth largest community in Florida.Orlando is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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. A relatively large number of people in Orlando telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.10% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Orlando is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.65% of adults in Orlando have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. 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. Orlando also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.53%. The most common language spoken in Orlando is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
