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Orlando Facts

In 2009, Orlando ranked as the 4th most popular U.S. city based on where people want to live.
Orlando’s Wet ‘n Wild water park is the first ever and it is one of few that remains open year-round.
Two Manhattans or all of San Francisco could fit in Orlando’s Walt Disney WorldResort.
If you ate breakfast, lunch and dinner at a different restaurant in the city every day, it would take five years to dine at
every restaurant.
Orlando has the second largest number of hotel rooms in the United States behind Las Vegas.

Orlando Attractions

Orlando is best known around the world for its many popular attractions.
Walt Disney World is located just outside of Orlando and it’s the most visited vacation resort in the world with more than
52 million visitors every year. The property covers 66 square miles with 4 theme parks, 24 themed resort hotels, 2 water
parks and 4 golf courses.

Universal Orlando Resort is the largest property operated by Universal Parks & Resorts and the largest resort in Orlando
with two theme parks: Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure. Universal Orlando Resort, as of 1998, now
includes Wet ‘n Wild Water Park, the first water park in America.

SeaWorld features marine animals like sea lions, orcas and dolphins with displays and shows. SeaWorld had the first birth
of a killer whale in captivity and the first hatching of captive green sea turtles.
Orlando Race Data

Race Population Percentage

White 147,922 59.12%
Black or African American 71,243 28.47%

American Indian and Alaska Native 884 0.35%
Asian 9,098 3.64%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 181 0.07%

Some Other Race 14,460 5.78%
Two or More Races 6,436 2.57%

Orlando Housing Indicators

Indicator Value
Total Housing Units 123,916

Owner-Occupied Units 38,158
Renter-Occupied Units 67,201

Median Home Value $160,500
Median Rent $1,003

Vacancy Rate 15%
Houses With Mortgage 26,426

Houses Without Mortgage 11,732
Median Number of Rooms (per House) 4.6