ORLANDO FLORIDA

ORLANDO FLORIDA

If you've heard about Florida you should know that it has the best of best when it comes to theme parks and beaches. A child love theme parks because is more or less the dream of every child to enjoy the fascinating world of Disney and the entire theme parks that are in Orlando Florida.

Orlando is a large city located in Orange County, Florida. Orlando in central Florida needs no introduction as the theme park capital of the world. Orlando often grabs the spotlight with its big-name theme parks, families looking for a broader range of experiences will do well to head to Florida's Gulf Coast, where you'll find fewer crowds, some of the USA's best beaches, and wildlife that's free to see and abundant (and real). And don't worry roller-coaster-lovers; they've got theme parks too.

Orlando attracts over 51 million tourists a year (3.6 million of them are international tourists).Its airport, the Orlando International Airport, is the thirteenth busiest airport in the United States, and the 29th busiest in the world.  See homes for sale in Orlando

As of 2010, there were 121,254 households out of which 15.4% were vacant. As of 2000, 24.5% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.4% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.6% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.97.

In 2014, the city's population was spread out with 12.0% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 36.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

Orlando has the largest population of Puerto Ricans in Florida and their cultural impact on Central Florida is similar to that of the large Cuban population in South Florida. Orlando is home to the fastest growing Puerto Rican community in the country. Between 1980 and 2010, Hispanic population share rose from 4.1 to 25.4%. Orlando also has a large and growing Caribbean population, with a large West Indian community (particularly Jamaicans and the Trinidadian and Tobagonian population), and an established Haitian community.

Public primary and secondary education is handled by Orange County Public Schools. Some of the private schools include Orlando Lutheran Academy, Forest Lake Academy, The First Academy, Trinity Preparatory School, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Bishop Moore High School and Orlando Christian Prep.

Area institutions of higher education

State universities

University of Central Florida

Florida A&M University College of Law

State colleges

Valencia College

Seminole State College of Florida (Sanford, Oviedo, and Altamonte Springs)

Private universities, colleges, and others

Adventist University of Health Sciences, Main Campus

Anthem College, Orlando Campus

Asbury Theological Seminary, Orlando Campus

Belhaven University, Orlando Campus

Columbia College, Orlando Campus

Connecticut School of Broadcasting, Orlando Campus

DeVry University, Orlando campus

Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, Barry University

Florida Institute of Technology, Orlando campus

Florida Metropolitan University, Orlando campus

Full Sail University (in Winter Park)

Herzing College (in Winter Park)

Hindu University of America

International Academy of Design & Technology-Orlando

ITT Technical Institute, Lake Mary Campus

Keiser University, Orlando Campus

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Orlando Campus

McBurney College (Orlando Campus)

Nova Southeastern University, Orlando campus

Palm Beach Atlantic University, Orlando Campus

Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando campus

Remington College of Nursing, Lake Mary, FL

Rollins College (in Winter Park)

Strayer University, Orlando campus

University of Florida College of Pharmacy (in Apopka).