Alafaya CDP, Orange County, Florida Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Alafaya CDP, Florida, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Alafaya CDP, Florida. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Alafaya CDP, Florida. The estimated population of Alafaya CDP, Florida is 92,080 people, with a median age of 35.6.

We can look at the total population in Alafaya CDP over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
92,080
+0.67%
+4.61%
2020
91,468
+0.44%
-
2019
91,068
+2.85%
-
2018
88,542
+0.59%
-
2017
88,025
- -

Population of Alafaya CDP, Florida by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
46.5%
43%
+8.14%
Black/African American
8.5%
9.1%
-6.59%
Native
0%
0%
0.00%
Hispanic
33.7%
36.6%
-7.92%
Asian
7.1%
7.8%
-8.97%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.4%
3.3%
+3.03%
Other
0.7%
0.1%
+600.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Alafaya CDP, Florida by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 35.6 +1.71% 34.9 +5.44% 36.7 +2.23%
2020 35 +2.34% 33.1 -0.6% 35.9 +2.87%
2019 34.2 0% 33.3 0% 34.9 0%
2018 34.2 +1.18% 33.3 +0.91% 34.9 +1.75%
2017 33.8 - 33 - 34.3 -

The median age of Alafaya CDP, Florida gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 5,050 1.37% 5,556 -21.5% 5,012 4,404
10 to 19 6,394 -10.56% 6,531 -9.01% 5,728 5,955
20 to 29 7,447 +19.56% 8,710 +5.81% 8,998 9,190
30 to 39 6,047 +12.65% 6,495 -13.9% 6,838 5,625
40 to 49 6,597 +6.96% 7,764 -1.25% 7,055 7,625
50 to 59 4,943 +23.72% 5,261 +15.04% 6,128 6,015
60 to 69 2,712 +6.75% 3,075 +24.61% 2,826 3,849
70+ 2,420 +13.11% 3,023 +31.69% 2,743 4,089

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Alafaya CDP, Florida is $85,056.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Alafaya CDP.

  • Under 25
    $55,388.00
  • 25 to 44
    $88,456.00
  • 45 to 64
    $98,036.00
  • 65 and over
    $59,206.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Alafaya CDP, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Alafaya CDP, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Alafaya CDP, Florida is currently $96,366.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

6.10% of households in Alafaya CDP are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Alafaya CDP against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    12.42%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    13.87%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.49%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    16.91%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    25.00%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    9.21%
  • $200,000 or more
    6.10%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Alafaya CDP is $33,866.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Alafaya CDP by the total population of Alafaya CDP.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Alafaya CDP, Florida, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Alafaya CDP to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    18.27%
  • Bachelor's degree
    44.14%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    9.27%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    25.00%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.32%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Alafaya CDP that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Alafaya CDP over the age of 16 is 74,679.

Of those people, a total of 70.00% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Alafaya CDP is 66.70%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 3,698 36.20% 32.20%
20 to 24 years 10,228 75.70% 6.30%
25 to 29 years 7,960 85.60% 3.40%
30 to 34 years 5,948 84.40% 3.20%
35 to 44 years 12,781 87.60% 3.40%
45 to 54 years 14,988 79.00% 3.50%
55 to 59 years 5,569 75.20% 2.40%
60 to 64 years 3,746 57.40% 1.70%
65 to 74 years 5,465 35.90% 0.00%
75 years and over 4,296 0.60% 100.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Alafaya CDP. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 50,619 69.70% 3.30%
Black or African American 7,082 81.50% 2.40%
American Indian and Alaska Native 162 80.20% 0.00%
Asian 5,558 71.50% 5.10%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 23 100.00% 0.00%
Other 3,459 71.20% 2.70%
Two or more races 7,776 59.50% 15.20%
Hispanic or Latino 25,399 70.00% 4.40%
Not Hispanic or Latino 34,484 68.00% 3.20%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Alafaya CDP as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Alafaya CDP is 49,779, with median earnings of $39,530.00.

Women in Alafaya CDP, Florida earning approximately 75.60% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 49,779 $39,530.00
Male 26,197 $46,256.00
Female 23,582 $34,953.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 5,592 $70,523.00
Business and Financial 3,268 $63,370.00
Computer and Mathematical 2,680 $86,250.00
Architecture and Engineering 2,216 $76,523.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 657 $82,611.00
Community and Social Service 856 $49,639.00
Legal 367 $127,531.00
Educational and Library 3,232 $41,592.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 1,374 $11,834.00
Healthcare Practitioners 3,490 $52,689.00
Healthcare Support 1,150 $25,000.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 387 $45,542.00
Law Enforcement 433 $36,510.00
Food Preparation and Serving 2,909 $14,829.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 1,563 $16,024.00
Personal Care and Service 1,538 $19,948.00
Sales 3,974 $35,234.00
Office and Administrative Support 6,584 $28,847.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 36 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,780 $47,286.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 1,613 $41,460.00
Production 1,035 $36,477.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,919 $24,696.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 3,410 $74,638.00 2,182 $65,042.00
Business and Financial 1,132 $71,389.00 2,136 $62,530.00
Computer and Mathematical 2,442 $83,750.00 238 $107,754.00
Architecture and Engineering 1,270 $104,559.00 946 $75,338.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 135 $0.00 522 $83,080.00
Community and Social Service 389 $80,775.00 467 $45,933.00
Legal 143 $37,103.00 224 $127,813.00
Educational and Library 937 $42,226.00 2,295 $41,404.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 457 $15,597.00 917 $9,881.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,213 $65,297.00 2,277 $47,472.00
Healthcare Support 170 $30,636.00 980 $24,293.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 268 $47,194.00 119 $2,499.00
Law Enforcement 303 $38,750.00 130 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,448 $13,275.00 1,461 $19,495.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 834 $20,647.00 729 $11,818.00
Personal Care and Service 469 $14,289.00 1,069 $20,088.00
Sales 2,415 $36,165.00 1,559 $24,307.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,306 $27,591.00 4,278 $29,392.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 36 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,736 $47,842.00 44 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 1,591 $41,250.00 22 $0.00
Production 784 $36,937.00 251 $32,957.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,383 $33,506.00 536 $23,768.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 30,746 households in Alafaya CDP, with an average household size of 2.99 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 20,841 families in Alafaya CDP with an average family size of 3.52 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 16,653 1,366 2,822 9,905
Average Household Size 3.57 3.54 4.08 1.65
Total Families 16,653 1,366 2,822 0
Average Household Size 3.5 3.3 3.74 0

Poverty

Of the 20,841 families in Alafaya CDP, 7.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Alafaya CDP:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 32,974 housing units in Alafaya CDP, Florida.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 30,746 93.24%
Vacant 2,228 6.76%

33.07% of the total 32,974 housing units in Alafaya CDP are rental units. This is approximately 10,904 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 19,544 are occupied by the owner - or 59.27% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Alafaya CDP is $1,608.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Alafaya CDP that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    298
  • Less than $500
    331
  • $500 to $999
    1,020
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    3,184
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    4,244
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    1,845
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    263
  • $3,000 or more
    17

Property Value

The median value of a property in Alafaya CDP is $307,900.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Alafaya CDP that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    732
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    258
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    461
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    555
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    7,179
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    9,325
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    882
  • $1,000,000 or more
    152

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Alafaya CDP. The chart below shows the number of properties in Alafaya CDP that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    90
  • 1940 to 1949
    0
  • 1950 to 1959
    149
  • 1960 to 1969
    355
  • 1970 to 1979
    436
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,772
  • 1990 to 1999
    10,370
  • 2000 to 2009
    15,595
  • 2010 to 2013
    3,166
  • 2014 or later
    41

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Alafaya CDP that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    669
  • 1 vehicle available
    9,622
  • 2 vehicles available
    13,909
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    6,546

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Alafaya CDP get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Alafaya CDP that commute to work in a particular way.

31 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Alafaya CDP.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    220
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,524
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,421
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    5,089
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    6,536
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    3,122
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    8,862
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    1,818
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    2,912
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    7,070
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    3,010
  • 90 or more minutes
    520

Summary

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