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Ocoee grades C+ overall, ranked 298th of 634 in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $414K for a typical one and 5.3 times the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income. 12% of residents are 65 or older in Ocoee, where Florida’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. Ocoee has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Withers-Maguire House and Ocoee Christian Church. Ocoee's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns.
Where Ocoee beats most towns.
35,579 counted in 2010 and 47,295 in 2020; an estimated 51,932 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 9.7% since 2020, after 32.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Ocoee is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 815 in 1920, 47,295 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1956 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ocoee. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw8 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw11 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw8 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaKia CenterWalt Disney World Resort: Anthony Quintano from Westminster, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Universal Studios Florida: Radiobroadcastcenter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Universal Epic Universe: Martin Lewison, CC BY 2.0 · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Kia Center: 350z33 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ocoee, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Ocoee.
Ocoee has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
Jobs based here grew from 11,941 in 2013 to 16,095.
The top destinations are Orlando (26%), Lake Buena Vista (5%) and Winter Garden (4%). Commuting out is the norm in Ocoee: 6% of working residents work locally. Also worth knowing: this Florida town had 16,095 jobs in 2023, up 4,154 from 2013. The average commute here is 31 minutes.
| Ocoee | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 16% | 14% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Three of its 16 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Orange school district. Public school enrollment in Ocoee: 4,059 students across 6 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Charter at Crown PointLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 1,290 | C |
| Ocoee HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,514 | C− |
| Thornebrooke ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 561 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Four-year graduates: 33% of adults 25 and older here, 34% across Florida. People 65 and older are 12% of residents (21% statewide); children under 18 are 25% of residents (20% statewide). The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Ocoee at 51,932 residents, up 9.7% since 2020. In Ocoee, the age of the median resident is 35.5 years.
| Ocoee | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.5 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 31% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 36.7, men 34.0.
| Ocoee | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.2% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.5% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.2% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.6% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.2% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The Orlando Intl Ap weather station, 16 miles away, records that about 110 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92°.
Ocoee’s January low comes in at 49°F. It almost never snows.
| Ocoee | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 49°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Ocoee’s midpoint rent stands at $1,946 a month. The typical home value locally is about $414,000, down 0.9% in a year, 10% above the Florida typical home. A home in Ocoee typically sold within 15 days of listing.
| Ocoee | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,946 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Across 12 parks and preserves: 3.3 miles of trail. The biggest park or preserve is City of Ocoee Central Park, at 24 acres. For Ocoee, the trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Ocoee | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. City of Ocoee Central Park | 0.3 mi | 24 |
| 2. Vignetti Park | 0.1 mi | 21 |
| 3. Jim Beech Recreation Center | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 8,750 U.S. towns with household incomes like Ocoee’s, it is less healthy than 67%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Against the Florida average, Ocoee comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 6. 43% of Ocoee adults sleep under 7 hours. In Ocoee, 17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 19% worry about having enough food.
| Ocoee | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ocoee | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.8% | 7.5% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 16.8% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The national flood insurance program has paid 17 claims in Ocoee since 1980. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in half of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 42% come from inland flooding and 19% from hurricanes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Ocoee after 9 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
8 within 15 miles of the center of Ocoee
About 6 of every 100 Ocoee residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Where Ocoee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Ocoee on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Ocoee.
City in Florida, US
Ocoee () is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida metropolitan statistical area. According to the 2020 US Census, the city had a population of 47,295.
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6 towns share a border with Ocoee.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocoee | #298 | C+ | D | — | B− | B− |
| Clarcona | #227 | C+ | B− | — | B− | B |
| Gotha | — | — | D− | — | B− | A− |
| Winter Garden | #214 | C+ | D | — | B− | A− |
| Lake Butler | #132 | B− | D− | — | B− | A+ |
| Paradise Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pine Hills | #522 | D | C | — | B− | D |
Gotha has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Ocoee, Clarcona, Gotha, Winter Garden, Lake Butler and Pine Hills report no FBI crime data of their own. Paradise Heights isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ocoee with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Ocoee grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #298 of 634 in Florida. It grades B− for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
3 notable people were born here, including Kendrick Perry and Jonathan Jones.
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